End of the Rainbow - an introduction to Richard Thompson



If you only sample one new songwriter's work in 2012 - make it Richard Thompson. 

Here are a bunch of jumping off points....

http://www.richardthompson-music.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Thompson_(musician)

BBC Documentary

pt 1/7

pt 2/7

pt 3/7

pt 4/7

pt 5/7

pt 6/7

pt 7/7

Newstalk BBC review

part 1/2

part 2/2

Here are some of my favourite youtube moments

  1952 Vincent Black Lightning

  Elvis Costello cover

 Shoot out the lights 

 Waltzing's for dreamers

 From Galway to Graceland - covered by Eleanor Shanley

  Oops I did it again - originally made famous by Brittany Spears

  I feel so good

 Persuasion - with Tim Finn

 Beeswing

 I missunderstood