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Fairport Convention Band Co-Founder Richard Thompson : Fresh Air The British singer, songwriter and guitarist talks about his formative years, and about pioneering a new musical genre that blended rock with traditional music of the British isles. Thompson's new memoir is Beeswing.

Fresh Air

Fairport Convention Band Co-Founder Richard Thompson

Fairport Convention Band Co-Founder Richard Thompson

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The British singer, songwriter and guitarist talks about his formative years, and about pioneering a new musical genre that blended rock with traditional music of the British isles. Thompson's new memoir is Beeswing.