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Author Archive: Richard Thompson
Richard F. Thompson is a long-standing free-lance writer specialising in bluegrass music topics.
A two-time Editor of British Bluegrass News, he has been seriously interested in bluegrass music since about 1970. As well as contributing to that magazine, he has, in the past 30 plus years, had articles published by Country Music World, International Country Music News, Country Music People, Bluegrass Unlimited, MoonShiner (the Japanese bluegrass music journal) and Bluegrass Europe.
He wrote the annotated series I'm On My Way Back To Old Kentucky, a daily memorial to Bill Monroe that culminated with an acknowledgement of what would have been his 100th birthday, on September 13, 2011.
Feller & Hill and the Bluegrass Buckaroos
Tom Feller was born and raised in Milan, southern Indiana, and Chris Hill was born in Covington, Kentucky. There was just the Ohio River between them, and a great closeness extends to their music as well. Feller was born into a musical family; his uncles [...]
Mike Scott remembers the War Between the States
I don’t know whether there are many fellow Brits who have a deep interest in the American Civil War and much that goes with that era as I do, but Rural Rhythm and Mike Scott and his friends know just how to please with the [...]
Making History with Pioneers of Bluegrass production update
James Reams visited New York at the end of March to do some more work on his film Making History with Pioneers of Bluegrass: Tales of the Early Days in Their Own Words. He reports ….. “I spent some time working with the editing crew [...]
Calling All Posters!
A few days ago the International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM) canvassed its members in a trawl for bluegrass music posters. Their plea, “If you have any posters you have considered donating to the International Bluegrass Music Museum, now is the time to do it”, came [...]
New album coming from Ruth Moody
Red House Records is pleased to announce the May 7 US release of These Wilder Things, the new solo album from Juno-Award winning songwriter Ruth Moody. A founding member of the Billboard-charting folk super-group The Wailin’ Jennys, Moody is an artist of exceptional depth and [...]
Hammertowne releases debut album
Mountain Fever Records has announced the April 9 release of Hammertowne’s self-titled debut album. Hammertowne is a five man group that originates in the “cradle of bluegrass music” in the eastern Kentucky foothills. While relatively new as a unit, this is a well-seasoned and talented [...]
Having a Coffee with ……………. George McCeney
This is the second in a fun new series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Today we join George McCeney, songwriter, co-founder of [...]
Gospel Choices #1
Here’s another new feature, where we ask bluegrass personalities to choose their top five Gospel songs. This week we hear from Peter Thompson, host of Bluegrass Signal on KALW. The five I’ve chosen are all from the wonderful world of bluegrass, although I can imagine [...]
Today It Don’t Look Like Rain from Trinity River Band
Trinity River Band is proud to announce their new radio single, Today It Don’t Look Like Rain, available now to stations at AirPlay Direct. This lovely new song, written by Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle, is the title track from the band’s upcoming album, set for [...]
On The Edge from Frank Solivan
Compass Records has announced that the Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen album On the Edge (COM4602) is now available in digital format. The project is the first since Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen and Compass Records linked up in February. It consists of 10 all-original [...]
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