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:  Ship To Shore (2024)

Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Folk, British Folk, Contemporary Folk

Label:  New Wave Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Freeze (3:24)

 2.  The Fear Never Leaves You (4:55)

 3.  Singapore Sadie (4:08)

 4.  Trust (4:16)

Side B:

 1.  The Day That I Give In (3:18)

 2.  The Old Pac Mule (4:18)

 3.  Turnstile Casanova (3:25)

 4.  Lost In The Crowd (3:24)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Maybe (4:00)

 2.  Life's A Bloody Syow (3:55)

 3.  What's Life To Lose (4:14)

 4.  We Roll (4:45)

Personnel:

Richard Thompson:  Guitar, Mandolin Accordion, Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Bobby Eichhorn:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar

Michael Jerome:  Drums, Percission

David Mansfield:  Fiddle

Zara Phillips:  Harmony Vocals

Taras Prodaniuk:  Bass

Ship To Shore is an album by Richard Thompson, released on May 31, 2024 by New Wave Records.  12 Tracks Collection.