The double bass player Danny Thompson was a key member of the house band on Transatlantic Sessions, which was shown on BBC TV for several years from 1995, and toured widely in the UK. He was always a joy to watch, as he manifestly loved what he was doing, and the music being produced by his fellow virtuosi.
Mike Pender
In August 1997, along with thousands of other ageing folkies, I attended Fairport Convention’s 30th anniversary appearance at the Cropredy festival in Oxfordshire. Danny Thompson had been due to MC at the event, but had had to drop out because of a heart operation, so his son Danny Jr took over. On the last night, on stage, he phoned his father and said: “Dad, I’ve got some people here who’ve got something to say to you,” at which point the whole crowd burst into a lusty rendition of Danny Boy.
Brian Wright
