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Fairport Convention
Fame And Glory
Compil. UK 2008 on Matty Grooves label
Rock, Folk, World and (Folk Rock)
A collection of songs and tunes that represents some of the recorded highlights from a decade of Fairport's contributions to the work of visionary Breton composer ALAN SIMON, from 1998's gold disc-winning 'Excalibur' song cyle through to 2008's 'Anne De Bretagne'. Tracks 1, 4 : from "Excalibur, La Legende Des Celtes" 2, 6, 7, 11 : from "Excalibur II- The Celtic Ring" 3, 5, 8, 10 : from "Excalibur Le Concert Mythique" 12 : from "Gaïa" 9, 13, 14, 15 : From "Anne De Bretagne" For Track 5 & 10, Didier Lockwood is cited as guest on the back cover, but not credited in the inside liner notes with the other musicians.
Musicians
 | Fairport Convention , *1967 GB album by |
 | Dave Pegg b, eb, man, *1947 GB bass, mandolin, backing vocals |
 | Dave Mattacks dr, *1948 GB drums |
 | Gerry Conway dr, perc, *1947 GB drums, percussion |
 | Simon Nicol voc, g, *1950 GB lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar |
 | Chris Leslie vn, voc, man, *1956 GB lead vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, violin, composed by |
 | Alan Simon , *1964 FR music by, words by, producer, flute, backing vocals, composed by |
 | Ric Sanders vn, *1952 GB violin, composed by |
 | James Wood , GB acoustic guitar, composed by, acoustic guitar, lead vocals, guest |
 | Martin Barre eg, *1946 GB lead guitar |
 | Brian Finnegan fl, *1969 IE flute |
 | Dan Ar Braz g, acg, *1949 FR electric guitar |
 | Jacqui McShee voc, *1943 GB lead vocals, guest |
 | Didier Lockwood vn, *1956 FR performer, featuring |
 | Flook , *1995 GB performer |
 | John Helliwell sax, voc, *1945 GB saxophone, clarinet |
 | John Wetton voc, b, *1949 GB lead vocals, guest |
 | Pat O'May eg, voc, FR electric guitar |
 | Andreas Vollenweider hrp, *1953 CH harp |
 | Laurent Tixier fl, voc, ob, hurdy gurdy |
Producers
| Eric Chauvière recorded by |
| James Wood recorded by |
| Marco Canepa recorded by |
| Mark Tucker recorded by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Castle Rock | Fairport Convention | 2:50 | |
| 2 | | Pilgrims | Fairport Convention | 3:45 | |
| 3 | | Celtic Dream (Live) | Fairport Convention | 5:55 | |
| 4 | | The Gest Of Gauvain | Fairport Convention | Alan Simon, James Wood | 4:30 |
| 5 | | Morgane (Live) | Fairport Convention | Alan Simon, James Wood | 5:47 |
| 6 | | Dragon Breath | Fairport Convention | 1:50 | |
| 7 | | Lugh | Fairport Convention | 4:27 | |
| 8 | | Behind The Darkness (Live) | Fairport Convention | Alan Simon, Chris Leslie, Ric Sanders | 6:23 |
| 9 | | La Guerre Folle | Fairport Convention | 3:10 | |
| 10 | | Fame And Glory (Live) | Fairport Convention | 4:35 | |
| 11 | | Sacrifice | Fairport Convention | 4:09 | |
| 12 | | Danza Del Crepusculo | Fairport Convention | 1:06 | |
| 13 | | Marie La Cordeliere | Fairport Convention | 4:01 | |
| 14 | | Duchess Anne | Fairport Convention | 3:52 | |
| 15 | The Soldier | Fairport Convention | 2:33 |
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