Richard Thompson: 1,000 Years of Popular Music May 11, 2006

Richard Thompson
1,000 Years of Popular Music

With Judith Owen (vocals, piano) and Debra Dobkin (percussion, vocals)

?After a lifetime of making graceful music out of turmoil, British singer/songwriter Richard Thompson?s taut, literary folk pop is as odd and pleasing as ever.?
? Rolling Stone

For more than 35 years, this celebrated British singer/songwriter has been staging a quiet revolution in folk-rock with his sometimes haunting, sometimes electrifying and always compelling music. His virtuosity and showmanship on guitar has led Rolling Stone to rank him 19th on its list of 100 Greatest Guitarists. In a riveting and witty concert program spanning 1000 years of popular music in its many forms, this guitar hero proves that he can make anything rock, from medieval Italian ballads to Gilbert & Sullivan, Hank Williams, The Beatles, Squeeze, Prince and even Britney Spears.