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Billy Thompson Gypsy StyleThere is a new website specifically dedicated to Billy Thompson Gypsy Style: www.billythompson.co.uk/gypsystyle


Thompsound Music logo Billy's Music Production company Thompsound Music has a new, revamped website: www.thompsoundmusic.co.uk
Next public performances:

For full gig list go to the gigs page...

Most recent Youtube Vid:

Billy Thompson Gypsy Style on S4C

Billy Thompson Gypsy Style filmed at Kingsbridge Jazz Club at Aveton Gifford. A raucous version of Romanian Folklore from the new album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUlZZfIcERM

Latest CD:

Billy Thompson Gypsy Style on S4C

Musician's Union review Sept 2015:
MU Review

Billy Thompson Gypsy Style - The Eberle Sessions.

Brand new CD from Billy Thompson Gypsy Style recorded at Thompsound Music featuring Karen Street on Accordion, Andy Mackenzie on Guitar, Eryl Jones on Guitar and Mandolin and Greg Robley on Bass.

Also featuring special guest appearances by John Wheatcroft on Guitar and Ivor Aldred on Harmonica.

£11.99 plus P&P

Click HERE for Quantity Discounts

Download from: iTunes logo iTunes and Amazon logo Amazon.

Most recent TV footage:

Billy Thompson Gypsy Style on S4C

Billy Thompson Gypsy Style's recent appearance on S4C's Noson Lawen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U34c6wdaUyg

Of note:

Last Fandango CD Cover

Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia - The Last Fandango is finally available. This is almost certainly Paraphernalia's last ever studio album and is now available from Temple Music. This was an incredible feat with Barbara's contributions played whenever she was physically able whilst fighting her Parkinson's ordeal. Her playing is fantastic. The compositions are fantastic also [Billy's opinion and doubtless others too] and the rest of Paraphernalia play pretty darn well also [even if BIlly says so himself!].

Read a review from London Jazz News.

TV Footage/Videos
on YouTube:

Billy Thompson Gypsy Style on S4C

Mr Phormula featuring Billy Thompson. Part of Ed Holden's 'Concept Collective' project. Turn up the bass!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA0TXkgiYKE

More TV Footage/Videos
on YouTube:

Cyngerdd yr Urdd
Watch Billy perform with Gai Toms at Eisteddfod yr Urdd, Meirionydd 2014, Cyngerdd yr Urdd:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo3XA3cMBhM

 

Tafarn Sinc picWatch Billy Thompson Gypsy Style on YouTube open and close the final show of the excellent S4C series 'Y Sipsiwn'.
1. Álom a Szememen (Dream on my Eyes) and
2. Oh Sam!

 

Noson Lawen 2012 jpeg Watch Billy Thompson Gypsy Style performing Swing for the Gypsies (Joseph Joseph) on S4C's Noson Lawen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bSCuiNAZmM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 
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
 

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

 

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

CDs:

Iff & Butt front coverGypsymania front coverAlma Gitana front coverPlayers of Games front coverJazz Manouche front coverYsbryd Solva front coverNo More Rain front coverNever Say Goodbye front cover

Cyfnod CyntafBilly Thompson Gypsy Style front coverTango 5 front coverGadjo Jazz front coverLoopers Delight front coverRaw Blues front coverSongs From The Grand Massif front coverEberle Sessions

DVDs: BTP Live 05 DVD BTP Live 05 DVD back

Live-in-concert DVD of Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia. Filmed at the Theaterhaus in Stuttgart in 2005.

 

More Info...

  BTP Live 05 DVD

Mike Westbrook's Glad Day - The Choral Version DVD/CD now available.

Brand New DVD... More Info...

Billy performing Glad Day

Books:

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...

  'Playing The Band' by Jon Hiseman published Oct 20th 2010. A great incite into the living legend that is drummer/producer and husband to Barbara Thompson, Jon Hiseman. Various mentions of Billy to be found...

Playing the Band

Read all about it here:
Recent News:

Lion Cajon Drum logo

Billy has recently been endorsed by the Lion Cajon Drum company. Billy's 3 in 1 cajon will be used primarily for the new looping project being worked on.


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.

Or use this new feature to listen to and/or download high quality MP3s:

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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