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Richard Thompson
With Special Guest Teddy
Thompson
Richard John Thompson OBE is a British
songwriter, guitarist and recording and performing musician. Highly regarded
for his guitar techniques and strange, darkly funny lyrics, Thompson’s music
has been consistently lavished with praise by critics and his peers throughout
his long career.
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Thompson
was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in
1991. Similarly, his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award and, in
2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio.
Richard Thompson made his début as a
recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967. He
continues to write and record new material regularly and frequently performs
live throughout the world. Thompson was appointed Officer of the Order of the
British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to music. On 5
July 2011, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Aberdeen.
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