Richard Thompson - 2008-06-26 - Lowell MA

[beeswingrm]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QWK8KB15

another webcast cpatured and converted to MP3s
a kind of companion piece to the full RTBand show from '07 posted this past fall. Sound quality is very good, performance is stellar as always and this set includes RT standards, a few new songs and a cover of a Sandy Denny classic. Enjoy!

1) Bathsheba Smiles
2) Walking On a Wire
3) Crawl Back
4) Down Where the Drunkards Roll
5) Dad's Gonna Kill Me
6) Hots For the Smarts
7) I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight
8) Sunset Song
9) 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
10) King of Bohemia
11) I Feel So Good
12) Pharoah
13) Johnny's Far Away
14) Cooksferry Queen
15) Who Knows Where the Time Goes
16) Persuasion
17) Beeswing
18) Wall of Death
19) Wine Spodeeodee (? title)

[beeswingrm]

this one is sinking way too quickly!

[rocdoc]

heck, i wasn't going to let that happen!

i saw it this morning when i was at work...and just didn't have the time to dl, but with full intent to get it tonight.

so it's now 8:30 in chicago. BAM!
i'm grabbing it....even though i've expressed having burned out on acoustic RT.

i've probably got 2-3 local acoustic shows on c-90s (which i hope to one day mp3-ize), but they've next to zero chance of getting played these days.
RT's genius on acoustic has to be accessible to me somehow.

sadly, of the shows that i grabbed off the local fm radio, i doubt that any of them are complete shows.
one of them with chris collister and clive gregson had 7-8 pieces on that fantastic 'waiting for the dark' (right?) compilation.

you've grabbed the albert hall show that someone put up here?

THAT one's just wonderful to listen to!
like the hendrix albert hall boot, you get that feel for the dimension of the place while hearing this great (and familiar) music.

[beeswingrm]

Originally Posted by rocdoc

heck, i wasn't going to let that happen!

so it's now 8:30 in chicago. BAM!
i'm grabbing it....even though i've expressed having burned out on acoustic RT.

i've probably got 2-3 local acoustic shows on c-90s (which i hope to one day mp3-ize), but they've next to zero chance of getting played these days.
RT's genius on acoustic has to be accessible to me somehow.

sadly, of the shows that i grabbed off the local fm radio, i doubt that any of them are complete shows.
one of them with chris collister and clive gregson had 7-8 pieces on that fantastic 'waiting for the dark' (right?) compilation.

you've grabbed the albert hall show that someone put up here?

THAT one's just wonderful to listen to!

rocdoc, thanks for the comments and for keeping this post visible for a little while. I hear you about RT solo as I have passed on some acoustic shows lately; I have seen him many more times solo and only twice in the last 20 years with a full band.

I have digitized a number of my cassettes of other artists' live shows -- though most of my RT stuff is digital. And yes I grabbed the RAH 1996 show that some kind soul posted here, a very enjoyable boot, and full band too!

Richard Thompson has released several very good live shows, now available on his web site richardthompson-music.com" target="_blank">http://www.<a href="http://www.guita...</a>-music.com as reasonably priced downloads (originally they were mail-order cds.) Well worth a visit; I continued to support the artist! Hard to believe he will be turning 60 this year, I came to him from the original line-up Fairport Convention albums.

I grabbed a webcast from the Mock Tudor full band tour 99-00. I haven't listened to it in a while and if it seems decent I will post it here.

Hope you enjoyed the 08 acoustic show-- thanks again!

[SAFCDoog]

Many thanks for sharing this one Beeswingr and boy would I be interested in the Mock Tudor boot!

I seem to be the other way round to you - I've seen him mainly with a band, yup I was at RAH too! Can't think of seeing a solo appearance, occasionally with Danny, but not solo. Hence I love the solo boots! Mind quite peeved that I managed to miss him on the South Bank just before Christmas with Linda and Teddy .....

Just listening to the track Beeswing - true virtuosity it's been a really good show

cheers that man

doog

[beeswingrm]

Originally Posted by SAFCDoog

Many thanks for sharing this one Beeswingr and boy would I be interested in the Mock Tudor boot!

I seem to be the other way round to you - I've seen him mainly with a band, yup I was at RAH too! Can't think of seeing a solo appearance, occasionally with Danny, but not solo. Hence I love the solo boots! Mind quite peeved that I managed to miss him on the South Bank just before Christmas with Linda and Teddy .....

Just listening to the track Beeswing - true virtuosity it's been a really good show

cheers that man

doog

I will dig out the Mock Tudor cds and post them shortly. Thanks for sharing your RT vantage point, doog. Rt is the real deal and the fact that he can seen in small clubs pretty regularly in DC/Virginia is just amazing.

My screen name here and elsewhere is beeswing add the end (grm), 10 years ago I tried to use the classic song as my email address but somebody else had already nabbed it...

[rocdoc]

...WITH linda and teddy?
there's a reunion i wouldn't mind seeing.

probably some sort of one-off thing i'd have to suppose.

HAVE you folks perhaps heard this one?
i grabbed it from big O a couple of months ago, but it IS wonderful.

http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f90...igo-70039.html

chris while taking the sandy parts simply NAILS tam-lin....a nearly flawless singer in a great performance.

[SAFCDoog]

Thanks Beeswing, love to hear the Mock Tudor gigs.

Interesting isn't it, you're in America the adopted home of Richard and here I am in his homeland - you see him regularly as a solo and I only get to see him with bands, including his re doing of 1000 years of music at Wimbledon theatre last month - now that's a gig worth repeating - he's got some very good musicians and vocalists with him and of course his musiciian ship and songs ......

Rocdoc's right it was a one off christmnas show ith Teddy and Linda in amongst a few other usual suspects - and I missed it!!!!!

As for Leige & Lief, well I try to get to Cropredy most of the time - about 15 in all! But this years line up over three days is very weak, and the weather is usually foul so probably going ot miss it this year. Anyway, I was there and picked up a recording from a mate - it was simultaneaously broadcast live from the festival - unfortunately it didn't really pick up the atmosphere - celebrating and commiserating the life and untimely death of Sandy Denny -RIP.

Keep up the good work and I'll keep up the DLing and listening!!

All the best

doog

[Farmergeddon]

thanks a bunch

Incidentally, I think the last title is 'Drinking Wine, Spo-de-o-dee'. It's an old blues number which from memory was done by Sonny Boy Williamson, but God only knows it's origin. I'm in hospital recuperating from some treatment and miles from my old vinyl to check.

[LeoPelletier]

Awesome RT! thanks a lot

[lintoni]

Originally Posted by Farmergeddon

thanks a bunch

Incidentally, I think the last title is 'Drinking Wine, Spo-de-o-dee'. It's an old blues number which from memory was done by Sonny Boy Williamson, but God only knows it's origin. I'm in hospital recuperating from some treatment and miles from my old vinyl to check.

Drinking Wine Spo-De-O-Dee was done by Sticks Mc Ghee (Brother of Brownie McGhee) and was one of the earliest releases on Atlantic Records. It's likely that RT knew it from Jerry Lee Lewis' version.