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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 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 ...
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Folk rock group Fairport Convention is usually credited as the first British folk rock band. Founded in 1967 and initially covering songs by artists such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, they developed a devoted niche following by providing electrified and upbeat versions of traditional folk tunes alongside their own compositions.
FAIRPORT CONVENTION plays Folk-Rock influenced by British-Folk, American-Folk-Rock, Blues, Country, Cajun and American songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Tim Buckley and Joni Mitchell. In 1968 they made their first recording 'Fairport Convention' for Polydor with Joe Boyd as producer.
Feb 26, 2020 · Their debut album, Fairport Convention, released in early 1968 with Joe Boyd at the controls, included class versions of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Chelsea Morning’ and Bob Dylan‘s ‘Jack O ...
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