Richard Thompson - Banish Misfortune - Videowest 81

[@gadaya]

One of the greatest performance of celtic music on acoustic guitar....

[@555pontifex]

I can play this note perfect. Then I listen to RT and, with a heavy sigh, go back to practice for another couple hundred hours.

[@colinsacks8200]

Years

[@kilkennyman2009]

My right ear loved this 🤙

[@555pontifex]

The more I try to play this song, and the more I hear other people play it, the more impressed I am with RT. He is a genius.

[@briandunstan3503]

Who is r.t.?

[@timhogle4880]

He plays his guitar with an accent

[@janiceohara7667]

Absolutely brilliant

[@joeok8641]

Blows Me Away it's so great

[@mrwopsle]

Thompson is playing his 000-18 Martin. I agree that he isn't thrilled with his performance, but I sure am. DD Glad this is back up. Thanks Jon.

[@twohandband]

A master of any craft can make it look easy. richard Thompson is a master of his craft.

[@mordredP777]

i think this is wonderful playing.. Very nice and emotional playing! 5 stars for me!

[@michaeligoe3935]

A sublime musician.

[@marycapps431]

Richard Thompson, banishing misfortune yet again...

[@LaMax61auc]

This is the Richard I love....great -terrific! LAMAX61°

[@SauIan]

Richard is the KING. Did anyone else besides me think for a while that he had abnormally massive biceps in this clip, only to realize it was the slightly-flesh-colored wall behind him, lol? This tune ROCKS, Mr Thompson. Thank you for so many years of beautiful, beautiful music.

[@briandunstan3503]

Ceol sorry did you say biceps ,I think you meant ego .

[@joeok8641]

Mesmerising master mirthful music

[@lkbwheewhee53]

Genius!

[@guitarmusic524]

very nice rendition

[@prinznevsky]

this song (and his arrangement) are one of the few things I can say are almost religious to me. RT is a wonder

[@daytonadudenheimer]

this song has soul

[@chriscaraway3625]

Saw him play this in LA (McCabe's?) in the early 80s - what a great tune.

[@fattystools]

I would give up a nut to be able to finger pick like RT. Guy is incredible!

[@goodun2974]

A long time favorite of mine from amongst Thompson's staple of instrumentals (along with "The Choice Wife"). BTW, the performance may not be "perfect", but a couple of what people heard as "mistakes" might actually be wow and flutter and dropouts on the videotape (probably uploaded to KZbin from a home VHS or Beta machine). I also have right channel audio only, the left ch was just tape hiss.

[@brendanglennon7814]

Devine

[@flamerritt]

There is a wonderful English country dance written to this tune! And it's just a beautiful! I can't wait--we're doing it tomorrow night in Gainesville, FL.

[@martinevensen406]

Holy shit he's great

[@timpipe]

Though completely unrelated in style, Kirt Kirkwood of Meat Puppets is also one of my favorite guitar players. I had heard a little bit of the 'Puppets before I saw them and liked them pretty well, but when I saw them in 1986, I was in the presence of genius; some of the most amazing, wondrous and technically brilliant playing I had ever seen, by anyone anywhere.

[@ZionForman]

good

[@jagtone]

He doesn't exactly fingerpick, he hybrid picks. Look closely, he's got a pick between his thumb and forefinger, and he uses it as kind of a cross between a thumbpick and a flatpick.

[@chechometalx2123]

GRAAANNDEEE Maestro!!! Seguro ese Montón de Distorsión Montada en Mi \m/

[@paddykiddo]

mega

[@TheMutepoint]

A truly lovely song, but a real pain to play it right.

[@78mikehayes]

dominated that song

[@MrFastabulus]

If you like this, Arty McGlynn is worth a listen.

[@gred808]

Jaysus!

[@dingoswamphead]

Magically entrancing. Magic evaporated with the applause though. I would have preferred a respectful meditative silence, for at least ten seconds.

[@Ray1965Ray]

Does anyone know for certain what tuning Richard is using? My guess is DADGAD. Thought possibly Dropped D but Richard plays unison notes higher up the neck at 0:56 and 1:55 on the 3rd & 2nd strings with a one fret space between his index & ring fingers (drones the open 1st too.) Definitely an altered tuning. Beautiful performance.

[@briandunstan3503]

Ray1965Ray a good way to find out is watch his fingers and compare to someone who is definitely playing it in dadgad , anyway it is.but you have probably worked that out by now,l.o.l.

[@dingoswamphead]

Hi Ray*Ray, Richard's book Traditional Guitar Instrumentals suggests you play it in DADGAD. I usually play it in Drop D, but it sounds crap; for several reasons.

[@ZionForman]

DADGAD

[@mordredP777]

Upon re-listening this i noticed some tempo issues on the first time he plays it, but after the first time it's noticeable he has "warmed up" and entered the "flow" :P

[@hakanozelguitarist]

yeh, i learnt this arrangement from a book of his transcriptions..i ike the way the c is bent slightly sharp so its a kind of flatISH 7...

[@frankiesbankielotsofbrandy7704]

Ah so this is where Tom Long got his arrangement. You sound go check It out!

[@brucemacnaughton3602]

Only 281 likes? I feel like a member of a select group.

[@SnakePlissskin]

337!

[@sl8ofhand]

He is a god of the six-string,...even when he plays bagpipe licks....

[@novocain13]

E X E L L E N T !

[@Team503]

There's no audio on this video!

[@EmrystheCelt]

tom long does it really well

[@lurak9]

His version of dame lombarde off his first album is fuckin class too, dont think theres any vids of it on youtube but if anybody had any id be grateful

[@southerncomfortuk]

Just learned this on the mandolin, the guitar version might take a bit longer 🤔🤣

[@sfdungeon]

THOSE 3 DISLIKES MUST'VE BEEN AN ERROR, i DO DECLARE!

[@seanbaite47]

Up to 8 now - there's obviously some sad eejits out there that disagree with misfortune being banished

[@briandunstan3503]

No error ,just a better ear ,now grow up ..

[@briandunstan3503]

@@seanbaite47 how's she cutting paddy,,

[@gibby6904]

Tom long does an amazing version of this

[@SW94929]

Hey guys I recently performed this tune for a St Patty's day concert on a 12 string guitar and it was quite a handful. Check it out sometime if you can.

[@CraigMcTaggart]

Fantastic ! ! ! ! despite the six numb nuts above not liking . Whats not to like ? Enjoy x

[@briandunstan3503]

Craig McTaggart my nuts are anything but numb ,first the tempo is too slow ,and second he is using a flat pick ,he's neither one or the other,but some people seem to think he's finger picking,third bending notes is not necessary with this tune,unless he's trying to imitate eric Clapton , snide remark,i know lol,

[@timpipe]

Thompson's great, if you do not know Pierre Bensusan's playing, check out "merrily kissed the quaker", "return to fingal" and some more here on youtube. One of the finest celtic players.

[@RedSkullBlueSkull]

Just wait until I become king of the guitar! I will surpass you!

[@Retrospective.]

English country dance? its an Irish tune in DADGAD ... : /

[@guitarmusic524]

a jig (6/8)

[@gordonjackson217]

Very fine playing by a tremendous musician, but please folks, it's not a song, it's a tune. Equally, I get pissed off when people call songs tunes!

[@BigBagOfPus]

Three people don't like music.

[@briandunstan3503]

BigBagOfPus yes I do like music,i just don't like the speed he does it and the flat pick tick whitch a non guitarist may not mind,i do like music I just don't happen to like his version of this tune,alright now mate, my opinion is, if you like this you don't know music,

[@briandunstan3503]

A bit too twangy for my liking, but a very good attempt at a really tricky tune, ,I'm afraid no one can play it anything as well as Davy Graham,,,

[@MontyCantsin5]

I'm sure RT is taking notes. Not.