Richard Thompson

Walking On A Wire spans 4 decades

Former Fairport Convention man announced as Thursday night headliner

Hear the guitarist take you from the middle ages to the present day

The guitarist goes solo for Royal Festival Hall gig

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British guitarist and Uncut favourite Richard Thompson to play

Back in 1999, Richard Thompson was asked to name his 10 greatest tunes of the millennium. He took the request at face value and came up with a list that started with "Sumer Is Icumen In" from the 11th century and carried on through to Jerry Lee Lewis. From there came the idea of expanding the list to a couple of dozen songs and recording them live in concert.