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Richard Thompson Thrills Town Hall with New Music on Friday Night

Richard Thompson – Town Hall – October 18, 2024

Richard Thompson exists somewhere in the area overlapping legend and cult hero, and for his longtime fans, catching him live is a special treat in the unique region that overlaps nostalgia and rediscovery. Catching him live playing electric with a full band in the States is an even better treat, so it’s no surprise that he got a hero’s welcome when he took the stage at Town Hall on Friday night.

And for those in the audience who were there to hear him sing their favorite songs or to play guitar or to remember why they fell in love with him in the first place, or for that area overlapping all three of those reasons, well Thompson did not disappoint.

The band kicked off with “Turnstile Casanova,” one of several featured tracks from his newest release, Ship to Shore, and Thompson’s distinctive voice and growling guitar immediately settled in for the night. His solos were as vibrant and masterful as ever on old favorites like the twangy blues of “Hard on Me,” and the gypsy-jazzlike “Al Bowlly’s in Heaven.”

The backing band was equally up to the task: Bassist Taras Prodaniuk was lush and melodic on “Guns are the Tongues,” while drummer Michael Jerome played a marching rhythm. Thompson’s second guitarist took several clean-toned solos of his own and it was equally surprising and not surprising to learn that the youngster giving Thompson a run for his money on classics like “John the Gun,” was Zak Hobbs, his grandson. I couldn’t decide if it was cooler for Thompson to watch his grandson take the lead or for Hobbs to see his grandfather dazzle the audience again and again.

Thompson switched to acoustic for a three-song stretch midway through, including the signature “1952 Vincent Black Lightning,” which he performed solo with the skill and emotion of a youngster playing it for the first time. After a rousing “Tear Stained Letter” with guest accordion, round-robin solos for all, and some crowd sing-along to close the show, Thompson returned with another surprise. His son, Teddy Thompson, joined to duet on two songs — “Persuasion” and “The Grey Funnel Line” — just father and son and two acoustic guitars.

The show ended with two more rockers, a cover of “The Bells of Rhymney” and finally “Jealous Words,” acoustic giving way to electric, old overlapping with the new, guitar overlapping with songwriting, legend and cult hero all at once. —A. Stein | @Neddyo

Photos courtesy of Hillary Safadi | @hillasafadi

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Album Review: The Richard Thompson Acoustic Trio - Live from Honolulu

Richard Thompson is obviously the attraction. But the other members of his eponymous Acoustic Trio - double bassist Danny Thompson (no relation) and percussionist (not drummer) Michael Jerome - are essential to Live from Honolulu’s success.

Spanning 13 tracks recorded in an unknown year, the LP finds the rhythm section providing intricate but solid flooring for Thompson’s robust acoustic guitar and vocals. Each gets a short solo in the penultimate cut, “Shoot out the Lights,” but the fact is, Danny Thompson and Jerome are essentially soloing throughout the 75-minute runtime.

Replete with low-key audience participation and Thompson’s wry, between-song banter, the release mirrors a full show. And perhaps it is; background info is nonexistent.

In any event, the Acoustic Trio is equally engrossing whether playing aggressive tracks like “Dad’s Gonna Kill Me,” intelligent-yet-whimsical numbers such as “Hots for the Smarts” or masterful compositions like “(I Want to See) The Bright Lights Tonight.”

The small audience is obviously wowed as they break in to mid-song applause after the players’ copious inhuman interludes and cheer lustily after each number.

It’s a nifty trick when virtuosos show off their skills without actually showing off. That restraint may be Live from Honolulu’s biggest draw.

Grade card: The Richard Thompson Acoustic Trio - Live from Honolulu - B+

11/4/22

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