Groundbreaking British DJ John Peel once called him “the best kept-secret in the world of music,” but Richard Thompson has been flatpicking raging guitar solos for more than 50 years. He burst onto ...

Few musical introductions have marked me as indelibly as my first encounter with Richard Thompson. It must have been around the time that “Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years” came out in ...

Age and the passing of time were very much on Richard Thompson's mind Friday night at the House of Blues. He played his guitar with an ease that can only come from playing with old friends -- he was ...