Celtschmerz

Continuing his policy, begun with the Live At Crawley album, of releasing high quality alternatives to bootlegs, Thompson released this live album in 1998. The album was recorded during his tour of Britain earlier the same year.

Starting in the early 1980s Thompson began to perform live solo and with an acoustic guitar. By the late 90s he was performing more frequently in this format than with a band. Celtschmerz captures him in this "unplugged" setting. Comparing Celtschmerz to 1984's Small Town Romance shows how Thompson has evolved his solo acoustic guitar technique over the years.

Thompson's son Teddy was the support act on this tour and joined his father each night to perform some duets. Several of these are included on Celtschmerz - most notably "A Heart Needs A Home", which is associated with Teddy's mother Linda Thompson, and "Persuasion" which was co-written with Tim Finn.

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Thompson except where noted

"Turning Of The Tide"
"How Will I Ever Be Simple Again"
"Why Must I Plead"
"The Poor Ditching Boy"
"When The Spell Is Broken"
"Last Shift"
"Pharaoh"
"Keep Your Distance"
"Walking On A Wire"
"A Heart Needs A Home"
"She May Call You Up Tonight" (Steve Martin-Caro, Michael Brown)
"Persuasion" (Richard Thompson, Tim Finn)
"Razor Dance"
"Beat the Retreat"
"Wall Of Death"
"Tear Stained Letter"

Personnel

Richard Thompson - guitar, vocals
Teddy Thompson - guitar, vocals on tracks 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16
Danny Thompson - double bass on track 16
Dave Mattacks - snare drum and hi-hat on track 12

References

Richard Thompson - The Biography by Patrick Humphries. Schirmer Books. 0-02-864752-1
http://www.richardthompson-music.com

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Studio albums	Henry the Human Fly I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Hokey Pokey Pour Down Like Silver First Light Sunnyvista Shoot Out the Lights Hand of Kindness Across a Crowded Room Daring Adventures Amnesia Rumor and Sigh Mirror Blue You? Me? Us? Mock Tudor The Old Kit Bag Front Parlour Ballads 1000 Years of Popular Music Sweet Warrior Dream Attic Cabaret of Souls Electric

Live Albums	Small Town Romance Live from Austin, TX In Concert, November 1975 Live at the BBC

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