''Celtschmerz'' is a live album by Richard Thompson. Continuing his policy, begun with the '' Live at Crawley'' album, of releasing high quality alternatives to bootlegs,

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released this live album in 1998. The album was recorded during his tour of England earlier the same year. Starting in the early 1980s Thompson began to perform live solo and with an acoustic guitar. By the late 1990s he was performing more frequently in this format than with a band. ''Celtschmerz'' captures him in this "unplugged" setting. Comparing ''Celtschmerz'' to 1984's '' Small Town Romance'' shows how Thompson has evolved his solo acoustic guitar technique over the years. Thompson's son

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was the support act on this tour and joined his father each night to perform some duets. Several of these are included on ''Celtschmerz'' - most notably "A Heart Needs A Home", which is associated with Teddy's mother Linda Thompson, and "Persuasion" which was co-written with

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Track listing

All songs written by Richard Thompson except where noted #"Turning Of The Tide" #"How Will I Ever Be Simple Again" #"Why Must I Plead" #"The Poor Ditching Boy" #"When The Spell Is Broken" #"Last Shift" #"Pharaoh" #"Keep Your Distance" #"Walking On A Wire" #"A Heart Needs A Home" #"She May Call You Up Tonight" (Steve Martin-Caro, Michael Brown) #"Persuasion" (Richard Thompson,

) #"Razor Dance" #"Beat the Retreat" #"Wall Of Death" #"Tear Stained Letter"

Personnel

* Richard Thompson -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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on tracks 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16 *

Danny Thompson Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Mart ...

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

on track 16 *

Dave Mattacks David James Mattacks (born 13 March 1948) is an English rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician and as a performing artist. Apart from playing the drums, he i ...

snare drum The snare (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin. Snare drums are often used ...

and

hi-hat A hi-hat (hihat, high-hat, etc.) is a combination of two cymbals and a pedal, all mounted on a metal stand. It is a part of the standard drum kit used by drummers in many styles of music including rock, pop, jazz, and blues. Hi-hats consist o ...

on track 12

References

*''Richard Thompson - The Biography'' by Patrick Humphries. Schirmer Books. 0-02-864752-1 *http://www.richardthompson-music.com 1998 live albums Richard Thompson (musician) live albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub