Richard Thompson

Artist:  Richard Thompson
Birth Name:  Richard John Thompson
Born:  April 3, 1949.  Notting Hill Gate, London, England
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Folk, British Folk, Contemporary Folk
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar,, Mandolin, Accordion, Keyboards

Richard Thompson is a British Songwriter, Guitarist, and he was a member of Fairport Convention in 1967.  Artists who have recorded Thompson's compositions such as R.E.M., David Gilmour, Mary Black, Elvis Costello, The Corrs, Sandy Denny, June Tabor, Maria McKee, Graham Parker, Shawn Colvin, Nanci Griffith, Los Lobos, The Pointer Sisters, Dinosaur Jr., David Byrne, Loudon Wainwright III, Bob Mould, Greg Brown, Del McCoury and many more!  He was awarded The Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Acoustic Guitar Player in 1991, Ivor Novello Award and in 2006, a Lifetime Achievement Award from BBC Radio, and he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to music on July 2011, he also was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Aberdeen.  He was named by Rolling Stones Magazine's as one the Top 20 Guitarist of All Time and considered one of the UK's most outstanding Songwriters and Musicians.  The recipient of a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, Mojo's Les Paul Award.  Thompson was most recently honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting by Americana Music Association.

Title:  Acoustic Classics II  (2017)
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Folk, British Folk, Contemporary Folk
Label:  Beeswing Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  She Twists The Knife Again  (2:48)
 2.  The Ghost Of You Walks  (4:41)
 3.  Genesis Hall  (3:30)
 4.  Jet Plane In A rocking Chair  (2:29)
 5.  A Heart Needs A Home  (3:26)
 6.  Pharaoh  (2:29)
 7.  Gethsemane  (5:13)
 8.  Devonside  (3:05)
 9.  Meet On The Ledge  (3:05)
10.  Keep Your Distance  (3:35)
11.  Bathsheba Smiles  (3:33)
12. Crazy Man Michael  (4:23)
13. Guns Are The Tongues  (6:05)
14. Why Must I Plead?  (4:06)

Personnel:

Richard Thompson:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Acoustic Classics II is the second album after the success of Acoustic Classics in  2014 by Richard Thompson, was released on August 11, 2017 by Beeswing Records, featuring acoustic rendering of classic songs from the Richard Thompson catalogue, some previously recorded by other singers, some previously available only in a band format.