Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention, 2005
Informații generale
Gen muzical	folk rock, folk electric
Ani de activitate	1967-1979; 1985- prezent
Website	http://www.fairportconvention.com/
Membri
Simon Nicol Dave Pegg Ric Sanders Chris Leslie Gerry Conway
Foști membri
Ashley Hutchings (bas) 1967 - 1969 Bob Brady (pian) 1976 Bruce Rowland]] (tobe) 1975 - 1984 Dan Ar Braz (chitară) 1976 Dave Mattacks (tobe, clape, bas) 1969 - 1972, 1973 - 1975, 1985 - 1997 David Rea (chitară) 1972 David Swarbrick (vioară, mandolină, vocalist) 1969 - 1984 Iain Matthews (vocalist) 1967 - 1968 Jerry Donahue (chitară) 1972 - 1975 Judy Dyble (vocalistă, autoharpă, pian, blockflöte) 1967 - 1968 Maartin Allcock (chitară, mandolină, clape, vocalisr) 1985 - 1996 Martin Lamble (tobe) 1967 - 1969 Marc Ellington (chitară, vocalist) 1970 Paul Warren (tobe) 1972 Richard Thompson (chitară, vocalist) 1967 - 1971 Roger Burridge (vioară) 1976 Roger Hill (chitară) 1972 Sandy Denny (vocalistă, pian) 1968 - 1969, 1974 - 1975 Shaun Frater (drums) 1967 Tom Farnell (tobe) 1972 Trevor Lucas (chitară, vocalist) 1972 - 1975

Fairport Convention sunt deseori considerați prima formație de folk electric din Marea Britanie. Formați în 1967, de Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings și Shaun Frater.

Discografie

• Fairport Convention 1968
• What We Did on Our Holidays January 1969
• Unhalfbricking July 1969
• Liege & Lief December 1969
• Full House July 1970
• Angel Delight 1971
• Babbacombe Lee 1971
• Rosie 1973
• Nine 1973
• Rising for the Moon 1975
• Gottle O'Geer 1976
• The Bonny Bunch of Roses 1977
• Tipplers Tales 1978
• Gladys Leap 1985
• Expletive Delighted 1986
• In Real Time 1987
• Heyday 1987
• Red And Gold 1989
• The Five Seasons 1990
• Jewel in the Crown 1995
• Old New Borrowed Blue 1996 (Fairport Acoustic Convention)
• Who Knows Where the Time Goes 1997
• The Cropredy Box 1998
• Cropredy 98 1999
• The Wood and the Wire 1999
• Fairport Convention XXXV|XXXV 2001
• Over the Next Hill 2004
• Sense of Occasion 2007

Live Albums

• Fairport Live Convention 1974 aka A Moveable Feast
• Live at the L.A. Troubadour January 1977 (Recorded Sept 1970)
• Farewell Farewell 1979 aka Encore Encore
• Moat On The Ledge - Live At Broughton Castle 1982
• House Full (live) June 1986 (Recorded Sept 1970)
• 25th Anniversary Concert 1992
• The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood 2004
• Journeyman's Grace 2005
• Live at the BBC 2007

Albume de compilație

• History of Fairport Convention 1972 compilation
• Tour Sampler 1975 (UK Only issue)
• The Woodworm Years 1991 compilation
• Rhythm Of The Times 2003 Pickwick compilation from 1985-1990

Legături externe

• Fairport Convention's website
• Fairport's PR and associate agency (Iconic Music and Media)
• 2005 interview with Simon Nicol
• BBC Radio Two Folk Awards 2006
• Talking Elephant - The UK Record Label
• Fairport Convention: Maidstone 1970 DVD

Interviuri

• Five-Part 35th Anniversary Interview in Innerviews by Anil Prasad
• Guitar Player Magazine Interview

Situri ale fanilor

• Expletive Delighted fansite .
• Fiddlestix: Australian Friends of Fairport
• Another extensive fan site (Daniel Walton)