Guardian Music — Celebrated acoustic duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings talk to Phil Hogan about authenticity, Nashville, and why there's nothing 'old' about their musicIf you only know two things about the American singer-songwriter Gillian Welch – and not ever... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonAlison Krauss wears her celebrity lightly. A refreshingly unassuming performer, she came on stage clutching her fiddle as if she was appearing at a bluegrass festival back in the midwest, and after just one song stepped bac... more info

Twangville — “This is a simple “boy meets girl” story, complicated somewhat by the presence of a motorcycle.” Enjoy this version of Richard Thompson’s classic “1952 Vincent Black Lightning.” more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Wild Flag @ SXSW 2011 (more by Ryan Barkan) today in NYC * Karen O * Comic Con * Royal Flush Fest * Creators Project * TOKiMONSTA @ Tammany Hall * Neon Marshmallow Festival * Richard Thompson @ Town Hall... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman Richard Thompson opened his 90-minute set in the Southern Theatre [on 10/5] with a song that contained the line, "One door opens/Another shuts behind." An optimist might have been fooled into thinking the glass in One... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The enigmatic and critically acclaimed British folk rock singer is explored in this profile. Contributors to the programme include Billy Connolly, Bonnie Raitt, ex-wife Linda Thompson, Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls) and Richard's ... more info

Altsounds — *Gorgeous debut album from the latest inheritor of her family's great musical pedigree, featuring guest appearances by Richard Thompson, Martha and Lucy Wainwright, Sean Lennon and Matt Johnson.* “I'm in it for the devastation. That's ... more info

Guardian Music — (Topic) Martin Simpson has been a guitar hero, accompanist, folk singer and songwriter – and there are reminders of all these in what is surely his most commercial recording to date. It's notable not just for his guitar and banjo playing and though... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — British folk troubadour Richard Thompson, an original member of the pivotal folk rock group Fairport Convention, one half of a more intimate duo with his now-ex-wife Linda Thompson, and a prolific solo artist, is going on an extensive North... more info

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge"I don't know if sex is allowed at Cambridge. Is it?" Thousands of fans in foldable chairs and floral headbands cheer their reply."Oh good," Richard Thompson says, before launching into Johnny's Far Away, his 2007 ode to ... more info