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Fairport Convention

Band, *1967 GB, London
Rock, Folk and World

Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and electric folk band. Formed in 1967, they are widely regarded as a key group in the English folk rock movement.Their seminal album Liege & Lief is considered to have launched the electric folk or English folk rock movement, which provided a distinctively English identity to rock music and helped awaken much wider interest in traditional music in general. The large number of personnel who have been part of the band are among the most highly regarded and influential musicians of their era and have gone on to participate in a large number of significant bands, or enjoyed important solo careers.

     
Members
PortraitDave Mattacks
dr *1948 GB
PortraitRichard Thompson
voc, g *1949 GB
PortraitSandy Denny
voc 1947-1978 GB
PortraitRic Sanders
vn *1952 GB
PortraitDave Pegg
b, eb, man *1947 GB
PortraitTrevor Lucas
voc, acg 1943-1989 AU
PortraitJerry Donahue
g, acg *1946 US
PortraitGerry Conway
dr, perc *1947 GB
PortraitSimon Nicol
voc, g *1950 GB
PortraitDave Swarbrick
vn, man 1941-2016 GB
PortraitAshley Hutchings
eb, voc, b *1945 GB
PortraitDan Ar Braz
g, acg *1949 FR
PortraitChris Leslie
vn, voc, man *1956 GB
PortraitJudy Dyble
voc, p *1949 GB
PortraitMartin Lamble
perc, vn 1949-1969 GB
PortraitBruce Rowland
dr, perc 1941-2015 GB
PortraitMartin Allcock
*1957
PortraitIain Matthews
voc *1946 GB
PortraitBob Brady
voc, p GB
PortraitRoger Burridge
voc GB
Popular Tracks   
Who Knows Where The Time Goes? on Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention
Matty Groves on Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Fotheringay on What We Did On Our Holidays by Fairport Convention
Tam Lin on Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Meet On The Ledge on What We Did On Our Holidays by Fairport Convention
Autopsy on Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention
Si tu dois partir on Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention
Farewell, Farewell on Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Come All Ye on Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Percy's Song on Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

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Band Membership
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
A Tree With Roots - Fairport Convention And Friends And The Songs Of Bob DylanFairport Convention2018Compil.
What We Did On Our SaturdayFairport Convention2018Album
Fairport Convention 50:50@50Fairport Convention2017Album
Who Knows Where The Time Goes? The Essential Fairport ConventionFairport Convention2017Compil.
Come All Ye : The First Ten YearsFairport Convention2017Compil.
5 Classic Albums Volume 2Fairport Convention2016Album
Live In Finland 1971Fairport Convention2016Album
Myths And HeroesFairport Convention2015Album
Live 1974 (My Father's Place)Fairport Convention Featuring Sandy Denny2015Album
5 Classic AlbumsFairport Convention2015Compil.
What We Did On Our Holidays / UnhalfbrickingFairport Convention2013Compil.
"Babbacombe" Lee Live AgainFairport Convention2012Album
4 Play (76/79)Fairport Convention2012Album
Meet On The Ledge The CollectionFairport Convention2012Compil.
By Popular RequestFairport Convention2012Album
CollectedFairport Convention2012Compil.
Festival BellFairport Convention2011Album
PerformanceFairport Convention2011Compil.
Maidstone 1970Fairport Convention2009Album
Off The ScreenFairport Convention2009Album
Off The DeskFairport Convention2008Album
The Best Of The BBC RecordingsFairport Convention2008Album
Fame And GloryFairport Convention2008Compil.
Live At Cropredy '08Fairport Convention2008Album
Live Across The CenturiesFairport Convention2008Compil.
Fairport@FortyFairport Convention2008Album
Festival - 50 Studio- & Live-RecordingsFairport Convention2008Compil.
Live At The BBCFairport Convention2007Album
GoldFairport Convention2007Compil.
Sense Of OccasionFairport Convention2007Album
Rare Broadcasts on CD & DVDFairport Convention2007Album
Tony Palmer's Film Of Fairport Convention & Matthews Southern ComfortFairport Convention & Matthews' Southern Comfort2007Album
A Special Catch!Fairport Convention2007Album
Moat On The Ledge (Live At Broughton Castle)Fairport Convention2007Album
Sense Of OccasionFairport Convention2007Album
The Classic CollectionFairport Convention2006Compil.
Many Ears To Please: Live in Oslo 1975Fairport Convention2006Album
Who Knows? (1975 The Woodworm Archives - Vol. One)Fairport Convention2005Album
Acoustically Down Under (1996 - The Woodworm Archives - Vol Two)Fairport Convention2005Album
A Lasting Spirit. The CollectionFairport Convention2005Compil.
ChroniclesFairport Convention2005Compil.
Journeyman's GraceFairport Convention2005Album
The BattleFairport Convention2005Compil.
Mp3 CollectionFairport Convention2004Compil.
Cropredy Capers (Twenty Five Years of Fairport Convention And Friends At Cropredy Festival)Fairport Convention2004Album
Over The Next HillFairport Convention2004Album
Rhythm Of The TimesFairport Convention2003Compil.
HeritageFairport Convention2003Compil.
35th Anniversary ConcertFairport Convention2003Album
Moat On The Ledge / From Cropredy To Portmeirion / XXXVFairport Convention2003Album
Shines Like Gold - Special Edition 3 CD SetFairport Convention2003Album
Across The DecadesFairport Convention2003Compil.
Scrum-Half BrickingFairport Convention With Dave Swarbrick2003Album
Then & Now 1982-1996 : The Best Of Fairport ConventionFairport Convention2002Compil.
Fairport UnconventionalFairport Convention2002Album
Some Of Our Yesterdays (Anthology 1985-1995)Fairport Convention2002Compil.
Before The MoonFairport Convention2002Album
Cropredy Festival 2001Fairport Convention2002Album
XXXV: The 35th Anniversary AlbumFairport Convention2002Album
From Cropredy To PortmeirionFairport Convention2002Album
Cropredy 2002 Another Gig: Another PalindromeFairport Convention2002Album
The Best Of Fairport ConventionFairport Convention2002Compil.
Cropredy - The Best And The GuestsFairport Convention2002Album
The Other Boot / The Third LegFairport Convention2001Compil.
Archive Series - 15 Live & Studio TracksFairport Convention2001Compil.
Kind FortuneFairport Convention2000Compil.
Live At Open Air Burg Herzberg, Germany - 16th Of July 1999Fairport Convention2000Album
AT2/The BootFairport Convention2000Compil.
Meet On The Ledge The Classic Years (1967-1975)Fairport Convention1999Compil.
Sandy's LamentFairport Convention1999Album
SwarbAidDave Swarbrick With Fairport Convention1999Album
Cropredy 98Fairport Convention1999Album
The Wood And The WireFairport Convention1999Album
Rhythm Of The TimeFairport Convention1999Compil.
"What We Did On Our Holidays" - An Introduction To Fairport ConventionFairport Convention1999Compil.
Shines Like GoldFairport Convention1999Compil.
Fiddlestix: The Best Of Fairport 1972-1984Fairport Convention1998Compil.
The Cropredy BoxFairport Convention1998Album
Close To The WindFairport Convention1998Compil.
Beyond The Ledge (Filmed Live At Cropredy '98)Fairport Convention1998Album
The Bones Of All MenPhilip Pickett With Richard Thompson & Fairport Convention1998Album
Gladys' Leap & Expletive DelightedFairport Convention1997Compil.
Who Knows Where The Time Goes?Fairport Convention1997Album
Old - New - Borrowed - BlueFairport Convention1996Album
Folk On 2Dave Swarbrick And Fairport Convention1996Album
Jewel In The CrownFairport Convention1995Album
Shepards Bush Empire, London (January 22 1995)Fairport Convention1995Album
A Chronicle Of Sorts 1967-1969Fairport Convention1995Compil.
25th Anniversary ConcertFairport Convention1994Album
Live At Broughton Castle 1981Fairport Convention1993Album
The Bonny Bunch Of Roses - Tipplers TalesFairport Convention1992Compil.
The Woodworm YearsFairport Convention1991Compil.
Weave The MirrorBeryl Marriott with Fairport Convention & Chris Leslie1991Album
The Five SeasonsFairport Convention1990Album
Live LegendsFairport Convention1990Album
Pentangle / Fairport ConventionPentangle, Fairport Convention1988Compil.
Red & GoldFairport Convention1988Album
Meet On The LedgeFairport Convention1987Single
In Real Time (Live '87)Fairport Convention1987Album
In Real Time (20th Anniversary Concert)Fairport Convention1987Album
Heyday - The BBC Sessions 1968-1969Fairport Convention1987Album
It All Comes 'Round AgainFairport Convention1987Album
House Full - Fairport Convention Live In L.A. 1970Fairport Convention1986Album
Expletive DelightedFairport Convention1986Album
Gladys' LeapFairport Convention1985Album
Folk With PokeFairport Convention1982Compil.
Moat On The Ledge (Live At Broughton Castle, August '81)Fairport Convention1982Album
Rubber BandFairport Convention1980Single
Farewell, FarewellFairport Convention1979Album
Tipplers TalesFairport Convention1978Album
Live At The L.A. TroubadourFairport Convention1977Album
Gottle O'GeerFairport Convention1976Album
Fairport ChroniclesFairport Convention1976Compil.
White DressFairport Convention1975Single
Rising For The MoonFairport Convention1975Album
Si Tu Dois Partir (If You Gotta Go, Go Now)Fairport Convention1975Single
Radio Programming Tour SamplerFairport Convention1975Compil.
Fairport Live ConventionFairport Convention1974Album
RosieFairport Convention1973Album
RosieFairport Convention1973Single
NineFairport Convention1973Album
The Devil In The KitchenFairport Convention1973Single
The History Of Fairport ConventionFairport Convention1972Compil.
"Babbacombe" LeeFairport Convention1971Album
The World Has Surely Lost Its HeadFairport Convention1971Single
Angel DelightFairport Convention1971Album
John Lee And His Old MotherFairport Convention1971Single
Now Be ThankfulFairport Convention1970Single
If (Stomp) / Chelsea MorningFairport Convention1970Single
Full HouseFairport Convention1970Album
Fairport Convention CD 5-6: Коллекция Сольных Альбомов (1972-2006)Fairport Convention1970Album
Fairport Convention CD 3-4: Коллекция Сольных Альбомов (1974-2001)Fairport Convention1970Album
What We Did On Our HolidaysFairport Convention1969Album
I'll Keep It With MineFairport Convention1969Single
Meet On The Ledge / Throwaway StreetpuzzleFairport Convention1969Single
UnhalfbrickingFairport Convention1969Album
Liege & LiefFairport Convention1969Album
Si Tu Dois PartirFairport Convention1969Single
Fairport ConventionFairport Convention1968Album
If I Had A Ribbon BowFairport Convention1968Single
Fairport Convention Часть 1-2Fairport ConventionAlbum
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