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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 ...
- Fairport Convention Discography
The Airing Cupboard Tapes (Recorded 1971–1974) 2002....
- List of Fairport Convention members
However, Fairport Convention reunited every single year from...
- Liege & Lief
Liege & Lief is the fourth album by the British folk rock...
- Fairport Convention Discography
The Airing Cupboard Tapes (Recorded 1971–1974) 2002. Cropredy 2002 (2-CD set) 2004. The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (2-CD set + interview DVD, recorded at Cropredy 1986 & 1987) 2004. Cropredy Capers: 25 Years of Fairport Convention and Friends at Cropredy Festival (4-CD set) 2005. Journeyman's Grace.
What We Did on Our Holidays (released as Fairport Convention in the United States) is the second studio album by the English folk rock band Fairport Convention, released in 1969. It was their first album to feature singer-songwriter Sandy Denny. The album also showed a move towards the folk rock for which the band became noted, including tracks ...
However, Fairport Convention reunited every single year from 1980 forward for a performance at the Cropredy Festival. Between 1980 and 1985 the band had a floating line-up, but usually with Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, and Dave Swarbrick at the core, and—varying from year to year—guest players including former Fairport members Richard Thompson, Dave Mattacks, Bruce Rowland, Trevor Lucas, Jerry ...
Liege & Lief is the fourth album by the British folk rock band Fairport Convention.It is the third album the group released in the UK during 1969, all of which prominently feature Sandy Denny as lead female vocalist (Denny did not appear on the group's 1968 debut album), as well as the first to feature future long-serving personnel Dave Swarbrick and Dave Mattacks on violin/mandolin and drums ...
Unhalfbricking is the third studio album by the English folk rock band Fairport Convention and their second album released in 1969. It is seen as a transitional album in their history and marked a further musical move away from American influences towards more traditional English folk songs that had begun on their previous album, What We Did on Our Holidays [2] and reached its peak on the ...
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FAIRPORT CONVENTION recorded a Farewell - Live -Album in 1979, 'Farewell, Farewell', but continued to record throughout the 80's and 90's with changing line-ups a series of Traditional-Folk-Rock records. 'Unhalfbricking', 'Liege and Lief', 'Full House' and 'Live Convention' are highly recommended.
