Teddy is an artist we should all know-for the tender sadness of his songs and his plaintive delivery. One listen and your heart is slain.
Most know that Teddy comes from a noble musical family bloodline, the son of folk legends Richard and Linda Thompson (Shoot out the Lights). Richard Thompson is renowned for his vocal strength and most especially acoustic guitar picking acumen. Linda’s voice is well loved for its beauty and potency. Teddy has inherited gifts from both but adds his own Roy Orbison esque vocal octave range and rockabilly vibrato. Teddy has the songwriting skills to capture romantic longing and nuance of modern love affairs. Included within this article is some of our most beloved Teddy tracks. Teddy Thompson is skilled enough to cover others like Leonard Cohen, yet his own penned songs is a very good start. A careful review of Teddy releases, places the album, “A Piece of What you need, in our sonic sweet spot. Lyrically, A piece of What you Need, delivers from the first track to last.
Teddy Thompson vocal range
According to our database the vocal range of this artist is:
A2 – E4
Song with the LOWEST pitch:
I Don’t Want To Say Goodbye (A2-E4)
Song with the HIGHEST pitch:
I Don’t Want To Say Goodbye (A2-E4)
Teddy Thompson – Separate Ways
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Teddy Thompson – Where to go from here
Where To Go From Here (Album Version)
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I never lose but never win
I wait at the edge of life
I want to miss what might surprise
Hard to know where to go
I’m up at noon for nothing real but I know
Oh, that I’m wasting it
It comes on once, there’s no-repeat
Hard to know where to go
Turn away, is not the same as I give in
It’s hard to know where to go from here
It is hard to know where to go
Tonight, especially right at this very moment this is my favorite Teddy track as it does a right good job of capturing my emotional state right at this very moment. I’ve already played it three times as it does a great job of summing up the mood. Do you feel it too? Give it a listen or two and you soon will be in the same place as me. It’s a waltz, of course, your grandmother could dance to. Soon enough, she would be in Teddy Heaven with you.
Teddy Thompson – Brand New (official video)
Official video for Teddy Thompson’s new single, Brand New. The full “Heartbreaker Please” album will be available worldwide on May 29th, 2020. Video directed by JW Ellington
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Brand New
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Teddy Thompson – Separate Ways.
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Solo acoustic from Bury
Met.Mar 31, 2011
The brilliance of this track. Shakespeare could not have said it better. Damn.
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Garden Sessions: Teddy Thompson – Brand New April 4th, 2019 Underwater Sunshine Festival
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Heartbreaker Please
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Heartbreaker Please
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Directed by Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain. Recorded at Loch Lomond, Scotland.
House Band: Aly Bain, Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg, John Doyle, John McCusker, Matheu Watson, Michael McGoldrick, Donald Shaw, Danny Thompson and James Mackintosh.
Featuring: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Phil Cunningham, Cara Dillon, Julie Fowlis, Andy Irvine, Sam Lakeman, Dónal Lunny, Allan MacDonald, Ewan McLennan, Karen Matheson, Tim O’Brien, Maura O’Connell, Aoife O’Donovan and Teddy Thompson.
Teddy Thompson, Jerry Douglas, Mary Chapin Carpenter She Thinks I Still Care 1
Teddy Thompson (w/Mary Chapin Carpenter): “Don’t Know What I Was Thinking” (UK, 2013)
Teddy Thompson – Don’t know what I was thinking (Transatlantic Sessions, 1 Feb ’13)
Teddy Thompson – Don’t know what I was thinking (Transatlantic Sessions, Celtic Connections, 1 February 2103)
Emily Smith backing him up with vocals and rhythm, and Jerry Douglas on dobro
Teddy Thompson,with Jerry Douglas, Tim O’Brien Delilah
Directed by Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain. Recorded at Loch Lomond, Scotland.
House Band: Aly Bain, Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg, John Doyle, John McCusker, Matheu Watson, Michael McGoldrick, Donald Shaw, Danny Thompson, and James Mackintosh.
Featuring: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Phil Cunningham, Cara Dillon, Julie Fowlis, Andy Irvine, Sam Lakeman, Dónal Lunny, Allan MacDonald, Ewan McLennan, Karen Matheson, Tim O’Brien, Maura O’Connell, Aoife O’Donovan, and Teddy Thompson.
Teddy Thompson – Parlor Room Home Sessions May 14 8PM ET
Teddy covers Leonard Cohen
Nine years ago
I don’t care what anyone thinks, but this ought to be an award-winning song for Teddy. This is better than anything the country has brought for 25 years – or ever, for that matter. Teddy is as good as it gets.
Ballad of the Absent Mare
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Ballad of the Absent Mare · Teddy Thompson
Sincerely, L. Cohen: A Live Celebration of Leonard Cohen
℗ The Royal Potato Family
Released on: 2017-09-21
Teddy rises to a very high-performance level interpreting Leonard Cohen. This is another fine example.
Three years ago
Interesting how raw and untrained Cohen’s voice was on the original album, and as he recorded more, he grew into his voice. Although he was never a great singer, his voice was perfect for his song/poems, and no one quite interpreted his music the way he did. What a genius. R.I.P. Commander Cohen. You are missed. Teddy Thompson’s voice is stunning, and I’ll praise him for tackling many diverse Cohen songs. You can tell the awe and respect he has for the man. Overall a remarkable performance by a prescient musician. Cheers.
