By the age of 21, Richard Thompson had already helped to define the sound of 60s folk-rock with his band Fairport Convention. He emerged as a leading songwriter of his generation in a series of albums with his then-wife, Linda Thompson, culminating in one of the most harrowing breakup albums ever made, Shoot Out The Lights in 1982. Since then, he’s had a notable solo career, both for his own songwriting and for his eccentric and eclectic side-projects, like the brilliant 1000 Years of Popular Music.

He’s worked with an array of artists, from David Byrne to film maker Werner Herzog. For his 2015 album Still, Thompson joined forces with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. He plays some of these songs from Still, in-studio in this podcast from our archives.