Biography

The definitive British folk-rock band, Fairport Convention took the traditional music of England and injected it with electricity and rock energy, sparking a whole musical movement in the U.K. in the late 1960s and early '70s. The late-'60s incarnation of the band was bursting with talent, including singer Sandy Denny and guitarist Richard Thompson, both of whom went on to lauded solo careers. Even after Denny and Thompson's departures, though, Fairport never slowed down. Through numerous personnel changes, they soldiered on for decades with their singular brand of folk-rock, becoming the Grand Old Men of the genre.

Top Tracks

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• A Sailor's Life

• Been On The Road So Long

• Bridge Of Sighs

• Bridge Over The River Ash

• Canny Capers

• Come All Ye

• Crazy Man Michael

• Don't Leave Too Soon

• Farewell, Farewell

• For Shame Of Doing Wrong

• Fotheringay

• Franklin Avenue

• Gone, Gone, Gone

• I Don't Know Where I Stand

• I Still Miss Someone

• If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong

• I'll Keep It With Mine

• I'm Already There

• Jack O'diamonds

• John The Gun

• Limey's Lament

• Lord Marlborough

• Matthew, Mark, Luke And John

• Matty Groves

• Meet On The Ledge

• Mistress's Health/lumps Of Plum Pudding/sherborne Jig/spaniards Cry

• Now Be Thankful

• Open The Door, Richard

• Orange Blossom Special

• Percy's Song

• Poor Murdererd Woman

• Red & Gold

• Red And Gold

• Reynardine

• Rising For The Moon

• Rocky Road

• Rosemary's Sister

• Rubber Band

• She Moves Through The Fair

• Si Tu Dois Partir

• Sir Patrick Spens

• Sloth

• Spanish Main

• Still A Mystery

• Suzanne

• Tale In Hard Time

• Tam Lin

• The Blackleg Miner

• The Bowman's Retreat

• The Frog Up The Pump (jig Medley)

• The Hangman's Reel

• The Heart Of The Song

• The Hiring Fair

• The Wassail Song

• Theme From Mash Medley: End Of The Holiday/matty Groves/dirty Linen

• Time Will Show The Wiser

• Walk Awhile

• Wat Tyler

• Western Wind

• Who Knows Where The Time Goes

• Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

Discography

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• Festival Bell

  Matty Grooves

  2011

• Dirty Linen: Live at the Marlowe Theatre

  Fuel 2000

  2010

• Fame and Glory

  Matty Grooves

  2009

• Sense of Occasion

  Matty Grooves

  2007

• Over the Next Hill

  Compass

  2004

• Festival

  Talking Elephant

  2003

• XXXV

  Compass

  2002

• The Wood and the Wire

  Compass

  2000

• Wishfulness Waltz

  Mooncrest Records

  2000

• Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

  Green Linnet

  1997

• Old-New-Borrowed-Blue

  Green Linnet

  1996

• Red & Gold

  Rough Trade

  1996

• Jewel in the Crown

  Green Linnet

  1995

• 25th Anniversary Concert

  Woodword

  1994

• The Five Seasons

  Castle Music Ltd.

  1990

• In Real Time: Live '87

  Island

  1987

• It All Comes Round Again

  1987

• Other Boot

  1986

• Gladys' Leap

  New Rounder / Varrick

  1985

• Moat on the Ledge: Live at Broughton Castle

  Import

  1982

• Farewell, Farewell

  Turning Point

  1979

• Tippler's Tales

  Universal Distribution / Mercury / UMVD

  1978

• Bonny Bunch of Roses

  UMVD

  1977

• Live at the L.A. Troubadour

  Island

  1977

• Rosie

  Island Masters

  1973

• Babbacombe Lee

  Polygram

  1971

• Angel Delight

  Polygram

  1971

• Full House

  Hannibal

  1970