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:  Hippies, Thugs And Heroes (2026)

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

Label:  New West Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Sorcerer's Apprentice (3:45)

 2.  Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking  (4:16)

 3.  Pauper's Grave (5:37)

 4.  Unsung Hero (5:06)

 5.  Make Believe You Don't Know Me (4:14)

 6.  She Burns It All (4:04)

 7.  Everybody's Stealing (4:30)

 8.  The Soul In Me (3:26)

 9.  Pipe Dreams (3:48)

10. The Big Smoke (3:43)

11. Stringer (5:24)

12. Siren (3:08)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Sorcerer's Apprentice (3:45)

 2.  Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking  (4:16)

 3.  Pauper's Grave (5:37)

 4.  Unsung Hero (5:06)

 5.  Make Believe You Don't Know Me (4:14)

 6.  She Burns It All (4:04)

 7.  Everybody's Stealing (4:30)

 8.  The Soul In Me (3:26)

 9.  Pipe Dreams (3:48)

10. The Big Smoke (3:43)

11. Stringer (5:24)

12. Siren (3:08)

Personnel:

Richard Thompson:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonium, Mandolin, Organ

David Mansfield:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Fiddle

John Sherman:  Accordion

Zara Phillips:  Background Vocals

Taras Prodaniuk:  Bass

Steven Bernstein:  Cornet

Tony Kadleck:  Cornet

Michael Jerome:  Drums

Michael Davis:  Trombone

Marcus Rojas:  Tube

Hippies, Thugs And Heroes is the twentieth studio album by Richard Thompson, released on October 2026 by New West Records.  Excellent Album.