READ MORE: New members welcome to join Old Basing u3a group In 2011, Richard Thompson was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to music. (Image: David Kaptein) He left the band at ...

Members of the audience immediately corrected him, some ticking off the previous shows they had seen him play in the Barns. Richard Thompson’s fans apparently are still going strong as well.

Richard Thompson ... dynamic electric guitar/fiddle duelling of Thompson and new member Dave Swarbrick. Thompson stayed in the band for just one more LP. “Dave came into the band because ...

Richard Thompson may not be a household name. But he’s the kind of songwriter and guitarist revered by many music legends. He played a pivotal role in Britain’s late 1960s folk music revival.