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"Riveting, enlightening, witty, moving
provocative and entertaining.
Heartily recommended."
Time Out, London
"This show proves two things:
Richard Thompson can play anything,
from thirteenth-century rounds and
minersí ballads to Squeeze and Abba;
and he can make anything rock."
Rolling Stone Magazine
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Richard Thompson first performed
1000 Years of Popular Music
at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles,
and has since done multiple-night stands
in Chicago, New York, London, and several other major U.S. cities.
Now he again takes the show on the road. The set list varies from night to night, but has been known to start in the 13th century and move to medieval Italian ballads to selections from the songbooks of Gilbert & Sullivan, Stephen Foster, Ray Charles, Hank Williams, The Beatles, The Who, Squeeze, Prince, and even Britney Spears, all strung together by Richard's vocals, incomparable guitar playing and dry wit.
For this tour, Richard is accompanied by
vocalist Judith Owen and
percussionist/ vocalist Debra Dobkin.
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The witty and Welsh Judith Owen is summed up by the New York Press "as a brutally sardonic, keenly observational, jazzier, chanteused-out version of Tori Amos without the suicidal tendencies."
Owen's live performances brim with humor and theatrics, distinguishing her from other female singer/songwriters. Her new CD "Lost and Found" is filled with literate storytelling, and Owen's arresting voice guides her exceedingly personal tunes rendering them indelible. The CD features award-winning artists Cassandra Wilson, Keb' Mo', Tom Scott and Richard Thompson. |
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Percussionist Debra Dobkin is a native Chicagoan who has recorded and appeared in concert with Bonnie Raitt, Was (not Was), Jackson Browne, among many others.
She has performed 1000 Years of Popular Music in London and Chicago playing trap drums, djembe, darbouka, Celtic drum, and the occasional piece of luggage.
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