Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter from London who co-founded the folk rock group Fairport Convention in 1967. His songs favor character sketches and dark narrative storytelling, played with a pick-and-fingers guitar technique. Key records include "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" (1974) and "Shoot Out the Lights" (1982) with Linda Thompson, and he was appointed OBE in 2011.