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Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

S1E44: Richard Thompson

Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

Rhino UK

Interviews, Rock, Pop, Music

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

This week on Rockonteurs we meet Fairport Convention founder Richard Thompson. Richard rose to fame in the 1960’s as the lead guitarist and songwriter in Fairport and in this open and honest conversation he talks to Guy and Gary about his passion for music, playing in a school band with Hugh Cornwell, the folk scene of the 1960’s, the bands terrible car crash in 1969 and his subsequent success as a solo artist. He’s achieved so much, written some incredible songs and his book Fairport, Folk Rock and Finding My Voice, 1967–75 is a beautiful read. It’s out now!  

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Hey how are you? I'm very well, the sun's out, things looking up. Yes, they are. Yeah, I'm very excited about Richard. I know, I know, I know. As well as a proggy you're an old folky aren't you? I think I just went everywhere I was just you know I just sort of ended up getting into all kinds of music as a kid and

0:51.8

definitely Fairport was in my on my vinyl list.

0:55.4

No, they absolutely were but and it was very prevalent wasn't it? It was just kind of very

0:59.1

much around. Although I remember being very I mean I remember one of the first singles I ever bought was Gaudetet by Steele's band.

1:05.2

Oh yeah, of course, yeah.

1:07.2

It was probably shunned by most serious folk.

1:09.7

Yeah, absolutely.

1:11.2

That was bubblegum for it, even though it was actually in Latin.

1:14.4

I went to a grammar school and I was invited to join the Morris dancing group that was a sort of,

1:21.1

you know, post-school group that had got together with a bunch of kids and the economics teacher,

1:26.0

but I hope you didn't go the four bells. I didn't do it, but you joined the Morrissey dancing troop instead where you just had to wave

1:35.8

tulips around that you may hear later about my you know influences in the folk music.

1:42.8

I'm sure we were. Anyway, yes, so let's get him on. Mr. Richard Thompson,

1:46.8

welcome to the rock on tours.

1:50.0

Okay, guys, I'm ready. This was great guys. It's so great to talk to two guys that have done this.

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