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:  13 Rivers  (2018)
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Folk, British Folk, Contemporary Folk
Label:  Proper Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  The Storm Won't Come  (6:12)
 2.  The Rattle Within  (3:06)
 3.  Her Love Was Meant For Me  (5:01)
 4.  Bones Of Gilead  (4:21)
 5.  The Dog In You  (4:55)
 6.  Trying  (3:36)
 7.  Do All These Tears Belong To You?  (4:14)
 8.  My Rock, My Rope  (3:19)
 9.  You Can't Reach Me  (3:58)
10. O Cinderella  (3:50)
11. No Matter  (3:46)
12. Pride  (3:17)
13. Shaking The Gates  (4:03)

Personnel:

Richard Thompson:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Michael Jerome:  Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Taras Prodaniuk:  Bass, Vocals
Bobby Eichorn:  Guitar
Siobhan Maher Kennedy:  Harmony Vocal
Judith Owen:  Harmony Vocal on Track 11
Zara Phillips:  Harmony Vocal 

13 Rivers is the eighteenth solo studio album by Richard Thompson, released on September 14, 2018 by Proper Records.  Good Songs and better guitar fro British Folk Rock!.