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"I've known Billy since his days at the Welsh College... and he's got it." - Keith Tippett (1997).

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NEWS: 28/01/12

Noson Lawen 2012 jpeg Watch Billy Thompson Gypsy Style performing Swing for the Gypsies (Joseph Joseph) on S4C's Noson Lawen: http://www.s4c.co.uk/clic/e_level2.shtml?programme_id=496955732
Billy's bit is 20mins 50 seconds into the show. This link will expire March 9th 2012.

NEWS: 16/01/12 BTP Live 05 DVD BTP Live 05 DVD back

At last! Four years in the making, this is the eagerly-awaited live-in-concert DVD of Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia. Filmed at the Theaterhaus in Stuttgart in 2005.

More Info...

NEWS: 16/11/11 Gorau Gwlad jpegWatch Billy performing The Devil Went Down to Georgia with Albert Lee and Hogan's Heroes on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PDDUovYRIM
NEWS: 04/10/11

Now available to listen to and download - High Quality MP3s of the following albums... Visit the shop to buy individual tracks...

NEWS: 14/03/11

Young Jazz 98 still Watch Billy performing in the 1998 Young Jazz Musician of the Year National Final: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLi6ngJjtdY&feature=related

NEWS: 14/01/11

Noson Lawen still

A great new book by Chris Haigh... The book was written with the help of interviews with many contemporary jazz violinists including Jean-luc Ponty, Chris Garrick, Mike Piggott, Billy Thompson, Ric Sanders, Alex Yellowlees, Tim Kliphuis and Sam Bardfeld.

Click here or the image for more information...

Click here to be taken to the Schott Music Shop where you can buy it...

NEWS: 26/12/10

Noson Lawen still Watch Amledd performing their song 'Bod ar Wylie (yn dy wlad dy hun)' on Noson Lawen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jel1DMyerNw

NEWS: 18/12/10 The recording Amledd did for the S4C show Noson Lawen is this Saturday 18/12/10. Program starts at 8.10pm.
NEWS: 01/11/10 Thompsound Music logo Billy's music production company Thompsound Music now has a new web-site highlighting what is on offer at both the new premises and also from the location recording service.
NEWS: 31/10/10 Gorau Gwlad jpeg Watch Billy performing with Gai Toms and the band at this years' Wa Bala: http://www.s4c.co.uk/clic/e_level2.shtml?programme_id=414383020 This link will expire December 3rd 2010.
NEWS: 20/10/10 'Playing The Band' by Jon Hiseman published Oct 20th 2010. Billy's mention is on p.1607 apparently...

Playing the Band

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CD flyer

Translation: New CD by Billy Thompson. Available from the shops, iTunes logo iTunes and direct from www.billythompson.co.uk/shop.html

Now based in Bala, North Wales, Billy's latest line-up for a Billy Thompson Gypsy Style gig now features Andy MacKenzie on lead guitar, lead and rhythm guitar and mandolin playing of Eryl Jones, Phil Gardiner (rhythm guitar) and Dave Turner (double bass). These are the players on this new CD now available throughout Wales, iTunes, from gigs and direct from the Thompsound Music Shop.

Billy Thompson Gypsy Style - Danse Norvégienne
from
Thompsound Music on Vimeo.

 

Billy Thompson Gypsy Style - All of Me from Thompsound Music on Vimeo.

Instant high quality mp3 downloads available here:

If you can read Welsh you might like to read this article about Billy from 'Barn' magasine August 2009:

Barn magazine August 2009
Barn interview
Barn interview p.2

Billy Thompson's main project at Thompsound Music besides Billy Thompson Gypsy Style is the Welsh band AMLEDD (dd is pronounced like the th in The. Amledd means 'Frequency' in English). Original material co-written by Billy and Rhian Thompson (formerly Rhian Williams), the first album Cyfnod Cyntaf is out now throughout Wales. It is also available from the Thompsound Music Shop, iTunes and at all gigs. For sound samples and for more information go to www.amledd.co.uk

Amledd - Cyfnod Cyntaf CDiTunes logo Click on the logo to go direct to Amledd on the iTunes store.

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Please feel free to visit the SHOP... oh yes... just click on the SHOP link where you see the word SHOP. And then SHOP using either Paypal or by emailing Thompsound Music.

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Get 'Virtual' Billy!!!... click to find out how...Billy in a studio


CDs can be bought at the click (or two) of a button using Paypal.
This is a fast, secure method of buying things over the internet. CDs can also be bought direct from Thompsound Music by e-mail.

Next gig...?

Thompsound Music logo

Thompsound Music is Billy Thompson's music production company.

Since receiving Prince's Trust funding in 1999, Thompsound Music has been producing music for various artists and the media using Billy's portable home studio.

Amongst other projects, Thompsound Music produced 'Ysbryd Solva' for Meic Stevens and Amledd's debut album Cyfnod Cyntaf. See Sounds.

More recently Thompsound Music has recorded on location and then edited/mixed and mastered back at the studio. See Tango 5 and Billy Thompson Gypsy Style on the shop page...

There is, of course, an on-site violinist available.

For more information e-mail info@thompsoundmusic.co.uk

Billy in Vienna
Billy in France with head in plaster
Click to hear Billy's song written in the summer of 2003 explaining 'What Happened In The Water'...

 

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