Globe trotting troubadour Carus Thompson has toured the world alongside The John Butler Trio, The Waifs, Xavier Rudd, Jack Johnson & Pete Murray, selling over 30,000 albums along the way. A renowned songwriter and storyteller in late 2019 his 7 th studio release Shakespeare Avenue came out to critical acclaim and solid radio play.
For the recording of Shakespeare Avenue, Thompson moved his family to the South-West of England, to immerse himself in folk traditions and to write and record with a new approach. His narrative, character based emotive songs have long earned him comparisons to Springsteen and Mellencamp, however this time there is also a distinct Richard Thompson, Christy Moore, Dick Gaughan, Anglo- Cetlic Edge.
Venue details
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Wesley Anne
250 High Street, Northcote
- (03) 9482 1333
- http://wesleyanne.com.au/music/