Honorary graduand: Richard Thompson OBE, Composer and Musician

[Chris]

He's reported as being on fine form!

Unfortunately, a household emergency kept me away from Dartford. Bum.

[JJ (Joanna)]

R.T. OBE was in concert at The Orchard Theatre in Dartford last night. First time I've seen him in a theatre atmosphere, it was fantastic. Third song in and all the house lights came on. The fire alarm had been activated and we all had to stand outside in the car park...you've guessed it, it was pouring with rain!!

Once the concert resumed, like the professional he is, he continued with the 3rd verse of the song he was part way through.

To top it all he played a magnificant Vincent Black Lightning....very apt!

Dartford is home town to Mick Jagger so he played a medley of Stones songs too.   Sandy's 'Who knows where the time goes' was a tear jerker.

What a range of emotions he portrays through both his work and his guitar. I am converted!  

[Mag T]

Dartford last night......I thought you might be there JJ, so looked out for you, but didn't see you anywhere!  I quite enjoyed the impromptu  'open air'  interval...bit damp though.  Never had that happen before, especially having to wait for the fire brigade to turn up, presumably just to press a button of some sort, before things were allowed to continue.

On stage...one man + one guitar = absolute magic!    An utterly undefinable equation.  The sounds created from that lone guitar, were just remarkable.  At certain points in the performance, if you weren't actually looking at the stage, it seemed as though at least three people were playing.   Then add in the RT's amazingly strong and (at times) rather strange voice = total brilliance! ...... Extremely glad we went