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Monday, August 15, 2005
Richard Thompson Featured August 15-21
With Fairport Convention he was one of the pioneers of folk rock. With his then-wife Linda, he put out some of the best albums of the late 70s/early 80s, with Shoot Out the Lights named in Rolling Stone's Top 10 of the 80s. As a solo artist, Richard Thompson continues to wow audiences with his mad guitar skills and to write literate story songs, often about people with quirks and dark problems. His new album, Front Parlour Ballads, provides a more stripped-down and acoustic setting for Thompson's guitar and storytelling genius.
