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A Hero In The Suburbs: Richard Thompson’s Mock Tudor at 20

August 31, 2019September 4, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Across a Crowded Room – Live at Barrymore's 1985, Capitol Records, Mirror Blue, Mock Tudor, Richard Thompson, Rob Schnapf, Rumor and Sigh, Tom Rothrock

A look back at the British guitar hero’s last album for Capitol

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The Rails: On Track to Bring the Rock Back to Folk/Rock

August 20, 2019August 22, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments CALL ME WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG, Cancel the Sun, James Walbourne, Kami Thompson, Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, Stephen Street, The Rails, Thirty Tigers

RNR Globe exclusive with Kami Thompson and James Walbourne

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Let’s Talk About Night Owl

August 9, 2019August 13, 2019 Jedediah Smith 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Can I Have My Money Back?, Gerry Rafferty, Michael McDonald, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Thompson, Stealer’s Wheel, The Humblebums, Walter Egan

40 years later, Gerry Rafferty’s 1979 LP has aged quite well, all things considered, yes?

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Alternative Rock Folk Rock

He Rode the Slipstream

February 25, 2019April 11, 2019 Michael Toland 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson’s underrated fan fave Mirror Blue at 25

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Blues Country and/or Western Electronic Folk Heavy Metal Hip Hop jazz New Wave Pop Punk Rock Soul

The Rock and Roll Globe Top 20 Albums of 2018

December 31, 2018January 5, 2019 rnrglobe 0 Comments 2018, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Imposters, John Prine, Kacey Musgraves, Neneh Cherry, Richard Thompson

Counting down our faves from a weird, wild year

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Linda Thompson Presents My Mother Doesn’t Know I’m On Stage

September 26, 2018September 27, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Colin Firth, Justin Vivian Bond, Linda Thompson, Martha Wainwright, Richard Thompson, Teddy Thompson

A new collaborative album explores the British folk great’s roots in Vaudeville

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Let The Rivers Run

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 Jim Allen 0 Comments 13 Rivers, Fairport Convention, Guitarists, New West Records, Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson talks craft, creativity and cutting 13 Rivers

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Temple of Low Men at 30

July 24, 2018July 25, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1988, Crowded House, Neil Finn, Richard Thompson, Tim Finn

Celebrating three decade of Crowded House’s singular masterpiece

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The Rails: New Directions in British Folk Rock

July 14, 2018July 16, 2018 j. poet 0 Comments BBC Radio 2, British Folk, Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, The Rails

An exclusive conversation with the best husband-wife duo in English folk since Kami Thompson’s parents

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