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Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band, formed in 1967 by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer Shaun Frater (with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig). [ 1 ] They started out influenced by American folk rock, with a set list dominated by Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell songs ...
Jan 2, 2024 · Along with Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings and Shaun Frater, guitarist Simon Nicol formed Fairport Convention in 1967, and he’s the only original member in the current line-up. In 2020 – marking the release of 39th album Shuffle And Go – he told Prog about the band’s humble beginnings, their role as musical pioneers and their enduring Cropredy summer festival.
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band formed by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer Shaun Frater (Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig.) [1] The band currently consists of Nicol, drummer Dave Mattacks (who first joined in 1969), bassist Dave Pegg (since 1969) fiddler Ric Sanders (since 1985) and multi instrumentalist ...
- Fotheringay (What We Did on Our Holidays, 1969) “”Fotheringay”, is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I can imagine. Sandy Denny’s highly emotional lead and harmony vocals accompanied by Richard Thompson’s gentle acoustic guitar fit perfectly to the tale of a lady captivated in a castle, waiting for her release the next day – or more probably for her execution, as the lady apparently is Mary Queen of Scots, who was kept imprisoned by the English government for 16 years and was beheaded at Fotheringay Castle in 1587.”
- Crazy Man Michael (Liege & Lief, 1969) “Comes the slow and melancholy beauty of the violin introduction for Crazy Man Michael which must be the band’s most haunting ode to the supernatural.”
- One More Chance (Rising for the Moon, 1975) “One More Chance” appears to sound quite good all the way through. So, even though not one of the shiniest platters on earth or around its time, Rising for the Moon is mostly strong material.”
- Tam Lin (Liege & Lief, 1969) “I actually really loved “Tam Lin” then, and I still do now. And that professor knew what he was doing, I mean, only the mega-nerds were taking medieval lit.
Aug 10, 2024 · The band of guitarists Simon Nicol and Richard Thompson, bass player Ashley Hutchings, and drummer Shaun Frater called themselves Fairport Convention – taking their name from Simon’s family ...
May 12, 2021 · Fairport Convention is a British folk-rock band, formed in 1967 by Richard Thompson (guitar, vocals), Simon Nicol (guitar, vocals), Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar), and Shaun Frater (drums, percussion), with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig. They started out heavily influenced by American folk-rock and singer-songwriter material, with a setlist dominated by Bob Dylan and ...
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