Teddy Thompson

Teddy Thompson was born in 1976 in a London Sufi commune to folk rock musicians Richard and Linda Thompson, both major musical figures in the English folk rock scene from the 1960s onward. He formed a band at the age of 18. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue his music career, which included work as a singer and guitar player in his father Richard's band during the 1990s. He appears on at least three Richard Thompson Band recordings from that time: You? Me? Us?, the live album Celtschmerz (1998) and Mock Tudor (1999), as well as singing a duet on the track "Persuasion", which appeared on Richard's best-of compilation Action Packed (1999). He can be seen performing in his father's band on a number of internet videos from as early as 1993, including an appearance on Jools Holland's show. He coaxed his mother out of retirement and co-produced her first album in 17 years, titled Fashionably Late.

Albums

EPs, etc.

• LA (EP) (2001)
• Blunderbuss (EP) (2004)

Singles

• "Everybody Move It" (2005)
• "In My Arms" (2008), (UK #107)
• "Christmas" (2008), featuring special guests Linda, Richard, and Kamila Thompson
• "Looking for a Girl" (2011)

Guest appearances

• 1996, Richard Thompson's You? Me? Us?, "Bank Vault in Heaven", vocals
• 1998, Richard Thompson's Celtschmerz, "A Heart Needs a Home", "Persuasion", vocals
• 1999, Richard Thompson's Mock Tudor, guitar, backing vocals, harmony vocals
• 2001, Richard Thompson Action Packed, "Persuasion", live duet
• 2002, Rufus Wainwright's Poses, "One Man Guy"- guitar, harmony vocals
• 2002, Richard Thompson's Semi-Detached Mock Tudor, dulcimer, guitar, vocals
• 2002, Linda Thompson's Fashionably Late, co-writer and guest vocals
• 2003, Rosanne Cash's Rules of Travel, "Three Steps Down", vocals
• 2005, Kate & Anna McGarrigle's The McGarrigle Christmas Hour, vocals
• 2006, Shawn Colvin's These Four Walls, "Let it Slide", vocals
• 2007, Linda Thompson's Versatile Heart, co-writer and guest vocals
• 2007, Rufus Wainwright's Release the Stars, "Tiergarten", backing vocals
• 2008, Jason Crigler's The Music of Jason Crigler, "Through Tomorrow", "Dixie", vocals
• 2008, Marianne Faithfull's Easy Come, Easy Go, "How Many Worlds", vocals

Compilation/soundtrack contributions

• 1998, Psycho, "Psycho"
• 2002, Shining Bright: Songs Of Lal & Mike Waterson, various artists, joint vocals (with Linda Thompson) on Evona Darling
• 2006, Brokeback Mountain, "I Don't Want to Say Goodbye", co-lead "King of the Road" (with Rufus Wainwright)
• 2006, Q Covered: The Eighties, "Don't Dream It's Over"
• 2006, Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, "The Future", "Tonight Will Be Fine"
• 2006, Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys, "Sally Brown"
• 2013, Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle, "Saratoga Summer Song"

• Teddy Thompson Performs on the BPP (live performance on The Bryant Park Project)