Name: Acoustic Classics
Brand: Richard Thompson

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bsw14

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2014-07-16

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Standard:20

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Richard Thompson

Genre GB

Folk

Label GB

Beeswing Records

Richard Thompson, OBE (born 3 April 1949, Notting Hill, London, England) is a British songwriter, guitarist and recording and performing musician. He made his début as a recording artist in September 1967. Thompson has three children from his first marriage and one son from his second marriage. Since 2019, he has been in a relationship with another individual. He was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991.
Richard Thompson is an acclaimed British songwriter and guitarist known for his contributions to the music industry. Born on April 3rd, 1949 in Notting Hill, London, England, Thompson began his career as a recording artist in September of 1967. Throughout his musical journey, he has showcased immense talent and creativity both as a solo artist and as part of various collaborations.
Thompson's personal life includes two marriages and several children. From 1972 until their divorce in 1982, he was married to Linda Thompson with whom he shares three children: Maimuna, Teddy, and Kamila. In 1985, he entered into another marriage with Nancy Covey which lasted until their divorce in 2018; they have one son named Jack together.
In recent years since 2019 onwards Richard Thompson has been romantically involved with Zara Phillips [a3162196]. Additionally notable is that he is also the

Acoustic Classics, a collection of newly recorded timeless Richard Thompson songs, features 14 tracks culled from his 40 plus year music career. For the first time ever, acoustic versions of songs like "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" and "Dimming of the Day" mingle with cornerstone classics like "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" and "Beeswing" as well as other acoustically rendered gems. "I really wanted to have something that would reflect the acoustic shows," Richard explains, "But we didn't have anything like that. Just some old, slightly scratchy recordings of solo sets that I wasn't really happy with."

Acoustic Classics

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