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Richard Thompson Band,
Bristol Beacon
A BRITISH concert by Richard Thompson is an occasion and there was a real feeling of excitement in the wide-open vestibules of this newly refurbished (and renamed) venue.
This powerful performance began with the sinuous Freeze from new LP Ship to Shore, Thompson sporting a fetching pink Stratocaster and his familiar starred beret, alongside Taras Prodaniuk on bass, Zak Dobbs on guitar and mandolin, Zara Phillips on vocals and acoustic guitar and the legendary Dave Mattacks on drums.
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