Richard Thompson Performs at the Southern Theatre for One Night Only

CAPA presents the Richard Thompson at 8pm tonight, at the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main St.). Tickets are $23, $33, and $36 at the Ohio Theatre Ticket Office (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or (800) 745-3000. Students between the ages of 13-19 may purchase $5 High Five tickets while available.

Since the 1960's, London-born Richard Thompson has established a reputation as a prolific songwriter, virtuoso guitarist, and musical adventurer.

Thompson's career began in 1966, when he left school to co-found the pioneering folk-rock band Fairport Convention. After departing the band in 1971, he recorded five records with his then-wife, Linda Thompson, including the critically acclaimed masterpiece Shoot Out the Lights.

Since the dissolution of their personal and professional relationship in 1982, Thompson has gone on to a solo career that has resulted in more than 30 records, numerous film and television scores, and more than 400 songs. Selections from his vast catalog have been recorded by Elvis Costello, Robert Plant, Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and countless others, earning him an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting.

He has also been recognized with the Orville H Gibson Best Acoustic Guitarist Award, the MOJO Les Paul Award, and a spot on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time.

In 2010, Thompson was appointed curator of London's Meltdown Festival at the South Bank Centre. In 2011, he was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Queen of England, and also received a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the University of Aberdeen.

Recent musical activity also includes the release of a comprehensive career retrospective box set entitled "Walking on a Wire," the Grammy-nominated Dream Attic (2010) by the Richard Thompson Band, and performances of an ambitious theatrical song cycle entitled "Cabaret of Souls," written for string orchestra and rhythm section.
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About opening act Pieta Brown
Pieta Brown is a striking poet-songwriter with a seductive voice and unmistakable style. Not easily categorized, her music is a unique blend of alt-country, folk, blues, and indie-rock that has garnered rave reviews from the BBC and Boston Globe. She was recently featured on Amos Lee's album Mission Bell along with Lucinda Williams and Willie Nelson, and has toured with such diverse artists as Mark Knopfler, Ani Difranco, Calexico, and John Prine. Brown is now touring in support of the release of her newest album, Mercury, on September 27, 2011.

www.PietaBrown.com

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