Aco-founder of the pioneering British folk outfit Fairport Convention and a co-author, with not-yet-ex-wife Linda, of the harrowing breakup classic "Shoot Out the Lights," Richard Thompson has had a ...

British folk singer Richard Thompson has just been informed that he and wild man punk rocker Iggy Pop will both be performing in the Tampa Bay area on Friday. Some music lovers, naturally, are having ...

Fans of Richard Thompson — whose admirers range from Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan to the members of Los Lobos and Dinosaur Jr. — know he has long been critically acclaimed as one of the finest and most ...

Composer and pianist Richard Thompson lets out a big laugh when asked to confirm if there were very few Black people in Aberdeen, Scotland, when he was growing up there. “That’s the understatement of ...