Members of the audience immediately corrected him, some ticking off the previous shows they had seen him play in the Barns. Richard Thompson’s fans apparently are still going strong as well.

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Richard Thompson may not be a household name. But he’s the kind of songwriter and guitarist revered by many music legends. He played a pivotal role in Britain’s late 1960s folk music revival.