Album: Dream Attic by Richard Thompson (2010)
Genre: Rock | Style: Folk | Mood: Happy
Record Label: New West Records
Format: Live

Description: "Dream Attic" Released in 2010 is a live album by Richard Thompson. Instead of recording new songs in a studio, Thompson made demo recordings, rehearsed the songs with his band and then recorded the new material live on a two-week tour of the Western USA.
The album was assembled from these live recordings. No studio overdubs were done. Each track on the finished album is an entire, unedited live performance of the song.
Dream Attic was nominated for the Best Contemporary Folk Album award in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. On its release, Dream Attic entered the British top 20 for album sales.

Artist Background: Richard Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Thompson first gained prominence in the late 1960s as the lead guitarist and songwriter for the folk rock group Fairport Convention, which he had co-founded in 1967. After departing the group in 1971, Thompson released his debut solo album Henry the Human Fly in 1972. The next year, he formed a duo with his wife Linda Thompson, which produced six albums, including the critically acclaimed I Want to See t... Part of the Notting Hill, England music scene. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Folk style.

Related Artists: Richard & Linda Thompson, Fairport Convention, Linda Thompson, Sandy Denny

Music Scene: Part of the Notting Hill, England music scene. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Folk style.

Tags: Rock, Folk, Happy, 2010s, Live, New West Records


"Dream Attic" Released in 2010 is a live album by Richard Thompson. Instead of recording new songs in a studio, Thompson made demo recordings, rehearsed the songs with his band and then recorded the new material live on a two-week tour of the Western USA.
The album was assembled from these live recordings. No studio overdubs were done. Each track on the finished album is an entire, unedited live performance of the song.
Dream Attic was nominated for the Best Contemporary Folk Album award in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. On its release, Dream Attic entered the British top 20 for album sales.

Dream Attic

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