Roy Thompson Trio

Jeff Beck meets SRV with a sprinkling of fingerstyle classics.

Roy Thompson is a Slide and Blues Rock Guitar Master, well known in the Toronto and Vancouver music scene. Think Jeff Beck, SRV, Mark Knopfler, with a touch of Chet Atkins when he pulls out the steel string .

Featuring:

• Roy Thompson: Guitars and Vocals
• Brian Bird: Vocals, Keys, and Left-hand bass
  Brian plays and sings Jazz, R&B and Blues in the Vancouver music scene with Nightingale North, and the Dutch Robinson Trio.
• Loren Etkin: Drums
  Loren is the drummer of choice in the Vancouver Scene.  He drives the band hard, solid like a rock.

Check out some short excerpts from this new group’s rehearsal recordings (link here) as they prepared for their first gig in June, 2026. You’re also invited to check out this rehearsal recording of Roy playing guitar on ‘Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers’ (link here).

(Recordings are with drum machine, but the wonderful Loren Etkin performs with them live).