Richard Thompson
GNP is proud to present the The Richard Thompson Band for one show only on Friday, October 29th at 8:00 PM at the Berklee Performance Center. Reserved seat tickets are no longer available. Tickets may be charged by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. For more information or questions call the Berklee Box Office at 617-747-2261.
The latest lineup of Richard’s electric band features Pete Zorn (guitars, flute, sax, mandolin), Michael Jerome (drums), Taras Prodaniuk (bass) and Joel Zifkin (violin, mandolin). Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Richard Thompson perform on electric guitar fronting a full band!
No artist to emerge in the second half of the ’60s-a remarkably bountiful period-has gone on to have a more productive and vital career than singer/songwriter/guitarist Richard Thompson. While still a teenager, he founded and led Fairport Convention, which was to British folk-rock what the Byrds were to the idiom’s American equivalent.
Richard Thompson, who was recently described in Rolling Stone as the “Thinking Man’s Guitar God”, is among the most distinctive of guitar virtuosos, capable of breathtaking drama and sublime delicacy, depending on the song and the amp setting.
Over the course of his career, Thompson has earned numerous awards and honors, including the Ivor Novello Award for songwriting, the Orville Gibson Award for guitarists, and a spot in the Top 20 of Rolling Stone’s list of all-time Guitar Greats. In 2006, he was awarded the BBC Lifetime Achievement Award.
Links: Richard Thompson – Ticketmaster.com – BPC Box Office
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