It was recorded in a two-story rehearsal loft in Chicago over the course of nine days with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy at the helm, backed by several longtime players from both Thompson's and Tweedy's bands.
"[He's] been one of my favorite guitar players for a very long time," stated Tweedy. "When I think about it, he's also one of my favorite songwriters and favorite singers. He's the Ultimate Triple Threat. Getting to work closely with him on this record was a truly rewarding experience, not to mention a great thrill. And he keeps alive my streak of working exclusively with artists who make me look good as a producer."
A recipient of BBC's Lifetime Achievement Award and Mojo's Les Paul Award, Richard Thompson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen of England's 2011 New Year Honours List. The Americana Music Association also recently honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. Robert Plant, REM, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt and many others have recorded Thompson's songs.
Thompson will be on tour in the US and Europe through 2015.
Track listing:
1) She Never Could Resist A Winding Road
2) Beatnik Walking
3) Patty Don't You Put Me Down
4) Broken Doll
5) All Buttoned Up
6) Josephine
7) Long John Silver
8) Pony In The Stable
9) Where's Your Heart
10) No Peace No End
11) Dungeons For Eyes
12) Guitar Heroes
World tour dates:
JUN 26 - Town Hall Theatre - New York, NY
JUN 27 - Solid Sound Music & Arts Festival - North Adams, MA
JUL 10 - Bearsville Theater - Bearsville, NY*
JUL 12 - RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest - Ottawa, ON*
JUL 17 - Vancouver Folk Fest - Vancouver, BC*
JUL 19 - California Worldfest - Grass Valley, CA*
JUL 25 - Calgary Folk Music Festival - Calgary, Alberta*
AUG 01 - The Kent Stage - Kent, OH*
AUG 02 - Dublin Irish Fest - Dublin, OH*
AUG 08 - Edmonton Folk Fest - Edmonton, AB*
AUG 13 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT*
AUG 16 - Folks Festival at Planet Bluegrass - Lyons, CO*
AUG 27 - Tonder Fest - Tonder, Denmark*
AUG 28 - Purbeck Valley Folk Fest - Wareham, UK*
AUG 30 - Shrewsbury Folk Fest - Shresbury, UK
SEP 01 - Vicar Street - Dublin, IRELAND
SEP 02 - Perth Concert Hall - Perth, UK
SEP 03 - Aberdeen Music Hall - Aberdeen, UK
SEP 05 - Queens Hall - Edinburgh, UK
SEP 06 - The Sage - Gateshead, UK
SEP 08 - Philharmonic Hall - Liverpool, UK
SEP 09 - The Lowery - Salford, UK
SEP 10 - City Hall - Sheffield, UK
SEP 12 - Royal Centre - Nottingham, UK
SEP 13 - Birmingham Symphony Hall - Birmingham, UK
SEP 15 - St. David's Hall - Cardiff, UK
SEP 16 - Colston Hall - Bristol, UK
SEP 18 - Regent Theatre - Ipswich, UK
SEP 19 - Corn Exchange - Cambridge, UK
SEP 20 - Royal Festival Hall - London, UK
SEP 23 - New Morning - Paris, France
SEP 24 - Hedon - Zwolle, Netherlands
SEP 25 - Patronaat - Haarlem, Netherlands
SEP 26 - Gebouw T - Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
SEP 28 - Theatrehaus - Stuttgart, Germany
SEP 30 - Hirsch - Nurnberg, Germany
OCT 01 - Zoom - Frankfurt, Germany
OCT 03 - Treviglio - Bergamo, Italy
OCT 06 - Papiersaal - Zurich, Switzerland
OCT 07 - AB Flex - Brussels, Belgium *Solo Acoustic
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