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Critically acclaimed songwriter and musician Richard Thompson performed with the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra in the world premiere of “Interviews With Ghost” which consisted of three songs, “Weak Signal,” “Forgive and Forget” and “I’ll Take All My Sorrows to the Sea.” Thompson wrote all three. Photo by Jenny Kirchner







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