I saw Richard Thompson last night (for the first time)
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| Posted on May 1, 2015 at 14:20:14 | ||
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Location: New England Joined: October 12, 1999 Contributor Since: October 23, 2016 |
Friends from MA, my wife, and I trekked to the tiny White Mountain Region hamlet of Bethlehem,NH last night to see Richard Thompson, solo and acoustic, at a nice little (ca. 300 seat) venue called the Colonial Theater "in the heart of Bethlehem's theater district". :-) While I am kind of embarrassed to say I've never seen him before, I will tell you all now that he was absolutely excellent. It was a fun and entertaining show -- somehow I expected that he might be more formal and taciturn. He certainly seemed relaxed and funny; seemed like he was having fun (and/or he has his schtick down pat). Second row seats right in front of the stage, on his right side (so we could watch him play). The sound was even good. Nice way to spend a Thursday night & well worth the hour-and-a-half drive from our house. (We had a nice dinner, too, at an Italian-esque restaurant in the town with an oddly Mexican-sounding moniker!) PS -- One of the things I really enjoy about living in New England is the opportunity to see world-class talent in relaxed settings like this one (the Colonial Theater, for those suitably interested). No dearth of such venues up this-a-way in any number of nice little NE towns, for anyone willing to drive a bit. all the best, mrh
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| Small venues, posted on May 1, 2015 at 18:14:33 | |
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Location: The woods Joined: August 12, 2003 |
deserve all the plugs they can get...
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