Fairport Convention co-founder Richard Thompson has announced the release of his first studio album in six years. Thompson will release the 12-track Ship To Shore through New West Records on May 31.

Few artists have maintained the unerring consistency of Richard Thompson's near-half century career. After leaving Fairport Convention in 1970—cofounded by the British singer/songwriter/guitarist and ...

Delicate phrasing, with both voice and guitar, has always made Richard Thompson a musician worth hearing — and sometimes even liking on a personal level. For a man who can make such pretty music, it's ...

Richard Thompson has shared details for his forthcoming 19th solo album 13 Rivers, set for release via New West Records on September 14th. The British singer-songwriter-guitarist also released a pair ...

On the closing track of his new album, “Still,” Richard Thompson sings about his youthful obsession. He claims that he wouldn’t go out on Saturday nights because he had to practice guitar. It’s all ...

Richard Thompson, who has released a brand new album, 13 Rivers, excels at all facets of his art. He is a revered songwriter who has amassed a rich and staggeringly consistent catalog of music, ...

It's time for Tuesday Reviewsday, our weekly new music segment. A Martinez sits down with music journalist Steve Hochman to chat about what he's been listening to. It's time for Tuesday Reviewsday, ...

4xCD retrospective of cult-favorite British singer/guitarist's work is the closest thing to the career-spanning greatest-hits album he deserves. This one is a straight-up career retrospective: one ...

Three years ago, the legendary British folk guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson released Still, an album produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. He’s back this year with 13 Rivers, one Thompson ...

Richard Thompson's Beeswing dwells on youth, but is colored by decades of hindsight. A breezy, detailed road map of Thompson's teens and twenties during the halcyon days of Britain's folk scene, he ...