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“Lionisation is too late when you’re dead… I’ve often thought of faking my own death and watching the record companies drum up all the stuff they can”: A fight, a show then a drink with John Martyn

All the evidence you need to be convinced the hard-living singer-songwriter was as progressive as they come

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“How dense was I, singing those songs and not realising those things were happening to me?” Linda Thompson on struggling to sing, struggling to perform live and why her kids aren’t her greatest achievement

The folk icon – who never planned on being one – recalls hilarious haircuts, playing musical bedrooms, boxing clever with label execs and becoming a heavy metal fan

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ECB warns it will not be ‘bounced’ into selling all Hundred cricket franchises

The ECB may not sell all Hundred franchises over the next year and is prepared to take some of them off the market if any offers fall short of their full value

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Richard Thompson replaces Trevor Horn at Cropredy Festival

This year's Corpredy Festival takes place in Cropredy, near Banbury, from August 8 -10

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Heather Knight hopeful Lord’s can be more ‘regular fixture’ for England

Lord’s is scheduled to host at least one white-ball match every year until 2031, starting against New Zealand on Wednesday.

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“Peter Gabriel was forced to start slipping into this persona… If we’d not had two 12-strings to retune, would he ever have started telling all those stories?” Why so many musicians envy Anthony Phillips’ career after Genesis

Illness, heartbreak and stage fright may have led some to think of him as an also-ran – but under the radar he’s much, much more than the “ex-genius” people thought they read on a poster

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Explore the controversy surrounding the Enhanced Games, where ethics, rewards, and integrity in sports collide.

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The story of Marillion's Marbles is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Yes, Steven Wilson, Richard Thompson, ELO, AIrbag, Moody Blues, Nordic Giants, Marjana Semkina and loads more...

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“There’d be three numbers in the set; Dave Swarbrick would go berserk with his Echoplex and wah-wah. Especially in America, with substances being consumed”: The origins of Fairport Convention

The folk-rock pioneers’ 80s resurgence was no less unlikely than their earlier years, as they meandered towards success and influence

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Richard Thompson: Ship to Shore review – another collection of beautifully gruelling material

Life gives more grist to the mill of the veteran singer-songwriter, whose guitar playing remains as eloquent as ever

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Richard Thompson review – a showcase for decades of exquisite craft

In a sublime concert full of banter, storytelling and guitar virtuosity, the 75-year-old surrenders himself completely to each moment

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‘They said I was worse than the Sex Pistols!’: folk legend Linda Thompson on trashing dressing rooms and losing her voice

Her struggles with spasmodic dysphonia has led her to write an album for a bevy of other stars to sing. She talks about trauma, ageing and stealing an audience member’s car

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“When I drank, I was going to be the best drinker in the bar, or take the most drugs or whatever. When I did give up the drink I was going to be the best at that:” The bottom-end drive that made Danny Thompson’s name

Rejecting criticism from those who wondered why he bothered playing folk music, the always-in-demand bassist’s attitude led to experiences with John Martyn, Kate Bush, David Sylvian, Tim Buckley and many others

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“I don’t like praise. ‘This record is flawed and has good intentions, but I look forward to something better’ – that’s a great review”: Richard Thompson doesn’t believe in the ‘perfect album’

British electric folk pioneer is certain his movement was more radical and courageous than their American counterparts because “there was no immediate audience for what we were doing”

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Cool new prog music you have to hear this week from Von Hertzen Brothers, Jane Weaver, RicharD Thompson and more...

Cool new prog sounds to check out from Jane Getter Premonition, Whom Gods Destroy, Aisles and more...

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Richard Thompson announces Ship To Shore, first new studio album for six years

Fairport Convention co-founder Richard Thompson will release Ship To Shore in May

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ECB lacked 'backbone' for not calling out Lord Botham's criticism of ICEC report

ECB to respond on Tuesday morning

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“I put an ad in Melody Maker – ‘musicians only need apply!’ – and we got Peter and Michael Giles, and Robert Fripp”: So many artists wanted to be part of Judy Dyble’s world

Late singer decided to avoid staying in bands too long after being fired from Fairport Convention – “I’d leave before they could throw me out” – but believed the split sent both parties hurling into adventures they’d otherwise have missed

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“To me, it was like getting the car back on the road. The fact that we only managed to do about 10 shows before the wheels came off again was a bit of a slap from the gods”: Despite the challenges, Fairport Convention never gave up

Simon Nicol reflects on how British folk prog pioneers Fairport Convention took a career path rather than a short cut to temporary success

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‘We can’t carry on’: the godfather of microplastics on how to stop them

As a UN summit in Nairobi debates a treaty on plastic pollution, Richard Thompson, the biologist who first identified microplastics 30 years ago, explains why ocean cleanups and biodegradables will not solve a global crisis

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New state-of-the-art Bradford venue can help take barriers down, says ECB chief

Richard Thompson says the opening of the facility hopes to make cricket “the most inclusive sport in the country.”

Evening Standard

ECB unveil sweeping measures to tackle racism, sexism and classism in cricket

A damning report earlier this summer revealed that systemic discrimination is rife throughout the sport at all levels

The Independent UK

ECB set to publish response to damning report on discrimination in cricket

Richard Thompson, chair of the ECB, unreservedly apologised when the ICEC’s findings were published in June.

The Hindu

Why did ‘Bazball’ fail to regain the Ashes?

Up against a great Australian side, England discovered that there is an essential limit to the competitive advantage ‘Bazball’ offers because it is an approach, for the most part, to batting. And it’s bowling that typically wins Test matches and series

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Women’s Hundred has purpose and offers platform – unlike the men’s edition

The women’s competition, which starts on Tuesday, is in rude health while the men’s Hundred is harder to shout about

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