The Richard Thompson Band: Live at Celtic Connections

Release Date: 2012-01-31

Overview: Filmed in January 2011 at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow as part of the annual Celtic Connections festival, this superb performance by The Richard Thompson Band is their first to be shot in high definition. The first half of the show focuses on Richard’s recent “Dream Attic” album with the second half given over to songs reaching back as far as his debut solo release “Henry The Human Fly” and up to more recent projects such as “Sweet Warrior” and “The Old Kit Bag”. Thompson’s distinctive voice and unmistakable guitar style are well to the fore and, as ever, his band are as good as it gets.

Rating: 8.5 / 10

Cast

Richard Thompson

as Self - Vocals/Guitar

Michael Jerome Moore

as Self - Drums (as Michael Jerome)

Taras Prodaniuk

as Self - Bass

Pete Zorn

as Self - Guitars, Flute, Sax, Mandolin

Joel Zifkin

as Self - Violin, Mandolin