“If you love to dance to the music of the 15th century,” Richard Thompson tells the audience at Annapolis’s Rams Head on Stage, “you’ll love this one.” That song, “The Old Pack Mule,” does have the ...

Dark times, you say? All rivers meet their end when they meet the sea, and Ship to Shore, featuring the same line-up of players in drummer Michael Jerome, bassist Taras Prodaniuk and guitarist Bobby ...

Legendary singer and songwriter Richard Thompson plays at the cherished Tabernacle venue. Prolific and legendary songwriter Richard Thompson brings his wide-ranging collection of songs to the ...

Earlier this year, Richard Thompson returned with the announcement of Ship To Shore, the follow-up to 2018's 13 Rivers. The British folk great shared the lead single "Singapore Sadie," and today he's ...

At age 69, legendary guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson has written and recorded hundreds of songs, but sometimes that creative force that drives his music remains a bit of a mystery.

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, ...

Richard Thompson began his music career as the guitarist for the English folk rock band Fairport Convention. As part of a new generation of British musicians in the late sixties, Fairport Convention ...