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The best British folk-rock band of the late '60s, Fairport Convention did more than any other act to develop a truly British variation on the folk-rock prototype by drawing upon traditional material and styles indigenous to the British Isles.
Dec 31, 2014 · Between 1971 and 1987, My Father’s Place presented more than 6,000 shows from over 3,000 diverse artists. It was the premier venue for original local talent and an essential tour stop for established national acts. During its prolific era, the club presented an unmatched and unforgettable range of talent in rock, jazz, fusion, country, punk, soul, reggae, folk, and comedy. The club was ...
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 ...
5 days ago · A new twelve-disc box set celebrating Fairport Convention between 1982 and 1990 is to be released in July. The new box set features 11 CDs and one DVD which covers the band's second golden age with 134 audio tracks, 57 of them previously unreleased as well as over 100 minutes of BBC DVD content ...
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. They started out influenced by American folk rock, with a set list dominated by Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell songs and a sound that earned them the nickname "the British Jefferson Airplane". Vocalists Judy Dyble and Iain Matthews ...
Fairport Convention is a folk rock band mainly known in their native UK. Their biggest hit was Si Tu Dois Partir, the Bob Dylan song If You Gotta Go, Go Now bizarrely translated into French...
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