From Loudersound.
Fairport Convention co-founder Richard Thompson has announced the release of his first studio album in six years.
Thompson will release the 12-track Ship To Shore through New West Records on May 31. The album was produced by Thompson and recorded in Woodstock, NY, and is the follow-up to his 2018 studio album 13 Rivers.
You can hear Thompson’s new single from Ship To Shore, Singapore Sadie, below.
“I liked the idea of having a strong base to work from and reaching out from there,” says Thompson. “And I think of my base as being British traditional music, but there’s also Scottish music, there’s Irish music. There’s jazz and country and classical. As far as I’m concerned, once you establish your base, you can reach out anywhere. It’ll still be you ringing through, wherever you decide to go musically.”
Ship To Shore features Thompson’s longtime band – guitarist Bobby Eichorn, bassist Taras Prodaniuk, and drummer Michael Jerome – along with harmony vocalist Zara Phillips and fiddle player David Mansfield.
Prior to the album release Thompson will launch a brief solo North American tour on March 21 and will kick off a 12-date UK full-band tour in Bristol on May 26 that features a performance at the legendary Royal Albert Hall in London on June 8. Thompson has also announced a full-band performance at The Town Hall in New York City on October 18.
(Image credit: New West Records)
Richard Thompson: Ship To Shore tracklist
1. Freeze
2. The Fear Never Leaves You
3. Singapore Sadie
4. Trust
5. The Day That I Give In
6. The Old Pack Mule
7. Turnstile Casanova
8. Lost In The Crowd
9. Maybe
10. Life’s A Bloody Show
11. What’s Left To Lose
12. We Roll
Richard Thompson UK Ship To Shore tour dates
May 25: Cambridge Corn Exchange
May 26: Bristol Beacon
May 27: York Barbican
May 29: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
May 30: Gateshead Glasshouse
May 31: Manchester Aviva Studios at Manchester Factory International
Jun 01: Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall
Jun 03: Birmingham Symphony Hall
Jun 04: Cardiff New Theatre
Jun 05: Portsmouth Guildhall
Jun 06: Brighton and Hove Dome Concert Hall
Jun 08: London Royal Albert Hall
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- Richard Thompson - Across A Crowded Room - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 11-Apr-2024 11:42)on April 27, 2024 at 6:50 pm
RICHARD THOMPSON Across A Crowded Room (1985 UK 9-track vinyl LP, with lyric insert, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows very little wear with just a little discolouration or light superficial ring marking, and the vinyl remains looks barely played POLD5175)
- Richard Thompson - Still - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £19.99, $24.99, €23.39 (New Item) (arrived 08-Dec-2023 17:05)on April 27, 2024 at 6:50 pm
RICHARD THOMPSON Still (2015 UK 12-track double album pressed on 180g vinyl and playing @45RPM for extra fidelity, gatefold picture sleeve with lyric inners. Thompson's sixteenth studio album is a great collection of new material produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. The sleeve shows just a little scuffing and edgewear. The vinyl displays little to no signs of play PRPLP131)
- Richard Thompson - Still - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £19.99, $24.99, €23.39 (New Item) (arrived 08-Dec-2023 12:54)on April 27, 2024 at 6:50 pm
RICHARD THOMPSON Still (2015 UK 12-track double album pressed on 180g vinyl and playing @45RPM for extra fidelity, gatefold picture sleeve with lyric inners. Thompson's sixteenth studio album is a great collection of new material produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. The sleeve shows just a little scuffing and edgewear. The vinyl displays little to no signs of play PRPLP131)
- Richard Thompson - Hand Of Kindness - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 07-Sep-2023 13:04)on April 27, 2024 at 6:50 pm
RICHARD THOMPSON Hand Of Kindness (1983 UK 8-track LP, also featuring Pete Zorn & the classic Fairport engine room of Simon Nichol, Dave Pegg & Dave Mattacks, great picture sleeve with Richard busking on Chelsea Embankment. The vintage price stickered shows minimal wear complete with lyric inner, whilst the vinyl appears barely played HNBL1313)
- Richard Thompson - Small Town Romance - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 26-May-2023 14:01)on April 27, 2024 at 6:50 pm
RICHARD THOMPSON Small Town Romance (1984 UK 14-track vinyl LP which was recorded in January 1982 at The Bottom Line and September 1982 at Folk City. The glossy picture sleeve shows light shelfwear while the vinyl looks barely played)
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