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Richard Thompson: Palladium, London — Two hours before a master

David Cavanagh, The Independent, 14 May 1994

THE POSTCARD handed to each arriving punter at the Palladium said wistfully of Richard Thompson: "When will the world wise up to this remarkable man?" Just as soon as there is an international swing towards brutal domestic barnies sung plaintively over medieval folk melodies, presumably.

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