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Fairport Convention Discography
Folk rock group Fairport Convention is usually credited as the first British folk rock band. Founded in 1967 and initially covering songs by artists such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, they developed a devoted niche following by providing electrified and upbeat versions of traditional folk tunes alongside their own compositions. In a career spanning over 50 years, notable for numerous changes of line-up as well as continued success, Fairport Convention have issued over 50 albums. Albums Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles (UK issues) *"If I Had a Ribbon Bow"/"If (Stomp)" – February 1968, (Track) *"Meet on the Ledge"/"Throwaway Street Puzzle" – December 1968, (Island). Chart: #52 *"I'll Keep It with Mine"/"Fotheringay" – 1969, ( A&M) *"Si Tu Dois Partir"/"Genesis Hall" – July 1969, (Island, UK; A&M, US) Chart: #21 *"If (Stomp)"/"Chelsea Morning" – April 1970, (Polydor) *"Now Be Thankful"/"Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament..." – September 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers such as Bob Dylan and the Byrds—several of whose members had earlier played in folk ensembles—attempted to blend the sounds of rock with their pre-existing folk repertoire, adopting the use of electric instrumentation and drums in a way previously discouraged in the U.S. folk community. The term "folk rock" was initially used in the U.S. music press in June 1965 to describe the Byrds' music. The commercial success of the Byrds' cover version of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and their debut album of the same name, along with Dylan's own recordings with rock instrumentation—on the albums ''Bringing It All Back Home'' (1965), ''Highway 61 Revisited'' (1965), and '' Blonde on Blonde'' (1966)—encouraged other folk acts, such as Simon & Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bonny Bunch Of Roses (album)
''The Bonny Bunch of Roses'' is the twelfth studio album by Fairport Convention. This album had the highest number of traditional songs that Fairport had recorded since ''Liege & Lief''. For this album, Simon Nicol returned after an absence of five years although he had contributed some guitar to the previous record, ''Gottle O'Geer'' and mixed the album. It was recorded between August 1976 and March 1977 at Island Studios, London. Track listing All tracks credited to "Trad." unless otherwise noted ;Side one # "Jams O'Donnells Jig" (Dave Pegg) - 2:33 # "The Eynsham Poacher" - 2:22 # " Adieu Adieu" - 2:26 # " The Bonny Bunch of Roses" - 12:19 ;Side two # "The Poor Ditching Boy" ( Richard Thompson) - 3:56 # "General Taylor" - 3:39 # "Run Johnny Run" (Ralph McTell) - 4:34 # "The Last Waltz" (Dave Swarbrick) - 3:02 # "Royal Seleccion No 13" (Haste to the Wedding/Morpeth Rant/ Toytown March/Dashing White Sargeant) - 4:15named after a box of cigars favoured by Bruce Rowland Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sense Of Occasion
''Sense of Occasion'' is the twenty-fourth studio album by British folk-rock veterans Fairport Convention, released in February 2007. Overview The title comes from the fact that 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of the band (although only one member, Simon Nicol, remains from the original line-up). Track listing #"Keep on Turning the Wheel" (Chris Leslie) – 4:18 #" Love on a Farmboy's Wages" (Andy Partridge) – 4:14 #"The Bowman's Return" (Ric Sanders) – 4:14 #"South Dakota to Manchester" (Leslie) – 4:12 #"Spring Song" (Leslie) – 4:37 #"Polly on the Shore" (Music: Dave Pegg; Lyrics: Dave Swarbrick, Trevor Lucas) – 5:03 #"Just Dandy" (Sanders) – 2:56 #"Tam Lin" (Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick) – 7:30 #"In Our Town" (Leslie) – 3:35 #"Edge of the World" (Leslie) – 4:08 #"Hawkwood's Army" (Pete Scrowther) – 4:24 #"The Vision" (Bob Miller, John Flanagan) – 4:21 #"Your Heart and Mine" (Sanders) – 3:40 #"Untouchable" (Glenn Tilbrook, Christopher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over The Next Hill
''Over the Next Hill'' is the twenty-third studio album by the band Fairport Convention, released in 2004. Reception ''Over the Next Hill'' has been described by Mojo as "simply airport'sbest album in 25 years". Recording The album was recorded during March and April 2004 at Dave Pegg's Woodworm Studio, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire, UK. It was engineered and mixed by Mark Tucker, and the executive producer was Dave Pegg. It was the first release on the band's newly created Matty Grooves label. Track listing #"Over the Next Hill" (Steve Tilston) – 4:21 #"I'm Already There" (Chris Leslie) – 6:41 #"Wait for the Tide to Come In" (Ben Bennion) – 4:37 #"Canny Capers" (Ric Sanders) – 5:11 #"Over the Falls" (Chris Leslie) – 4:31 #"The Wassail Song" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 3:16 #"The Fossil Hunter" (Chris Leslie) – 6:15 #"Willow Creek" (Steve Tilston, Chris Parkinson) – 3:51 #"Westward" (Julie Matthews) – 4:09 #"Some Special Place" (Ric S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXXV (album)
''XXXV'' is the twenty-second studio album by Fairport Convention. It is subtitled "The 35th Anniversary Album", and was released in celebration of the band's existence from 1967–2002. Track listing # "Madeleine" (Laurence Bristow-Smith, Kenny Craddock) - 4:23 # "My Love Is in America" (Chris Leslie) - 4:43 # "The Happy Man" (Traditional; arrangement by Chris Leslie) - 2:48 # "Portmeirion" (Ric Sanders) - 5:56 # "The Crowd" (Anna Ryder) - 6:09 # "The Banks of Sweet Primroses" (Traditional; arrangement Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie, Gerry Conway) - 4:27 # "The Deserter" (John Richards) - 6:55 # "The Light of Day" (Chris Leslie) - 6:11 # "I Wandered by a Brookside" (music: Barbara Berry/words: Traditional, from the Alfred Williams Collection, Swindon Library) - 4:52 # "Neil Gow's Apprentice" (Michael Marra) - 4:43 # "Everything but the Skirl" (Ric Sanders) - 4:05 # "Talking About My Love" (Chris Leslie, Nigel Stonier) - 2:40 # "Now Be Thankful" ( Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wood And The Wire
''The Wood and the Wire'' is the twenty-first studio album released in 1999 by folk rock band Fairport Convention. Gerry Conway returned to Fairport on drums for his first appearance since 1973, but the album most strongly features Chris Leslie, who alone and with Nigel Stonier, composed and took lead parts on most of it. The result, according to Allmusic, was that "Leslie seems to have been part of this "moveable feast" for much longer than three years.". Dave Pegg would later comment "Nigel Stonier is a great producer, writer and musician. He has really been very beneficial in helping with Chris Leslie's songwriting. The two of them have written some great songs together which seem to fit the Fairport repertoire really well." The shop shown on the cover is in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and the boy looking into the window is Chris Leslie's son, Sam. Track listing All tracks credited to Chris Leslie and Nigel Stonier unless otherwise noted # "The Wood and the Wire" - 4:08 # "The Danc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (Fairport Convention Album)
''Who Knows Where the Time Goes?'' is the twentieth studio album released in 1997 by folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is a mixture of studio and live tracks recorded by Mark Tucker at Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire, The Cropredy Festival 1995 and the Fairport Convention Winter Tour 1997. It was Fairport Convention's first studio album with singer and violinist Chris Leslie, who replaced Maartin Allcock and would become a mainstay in the band. The cover photograph was taken at Barford St. Michael Post Office, Oxfordshire. Track listing # "John Gaudie" (Chris Leslie) 5:05 # "Sailing Boat" (Anna Ryder) 5:25 # "Here's to Tom Paine" (Steve Tilston) 5:14 # "The Bowman's Retreat" (Ric Sanders) 3:02 # "Spanish Main" (Martin Allcock, Chris Leslie) 4:28 # "The Golden Glove" (Traditional lyric; tune Sally Barker) 6:04 # "Slipology" (Ric Sanders) 3:00 # "Wishfulness Waltz" (Alan Franks)/"Moonlight On The Water" (Benny Thomasson) 5:42 # "Life's a Long Song" (Ian Anderson) 2:35 # "Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old New Borrowed Blue
''Old New Borrowed Blue'' is the nineteenth studio album by folk rock band Fairport Convention, although for this release, they were billed as "Fairport Acoustic Convention" as it was the band's first all-acoustic album in 29 years. Part studio, part live, it was recorded to publicise a tour of the United States and consisted of cover versions, new songs and classic tracks dating back to the band's early career. Dave Mattacks, who had provided drums and electronic instrumentation for previous albums, was absent. Allmusic praised the album, saying "The playing is exquisite and the vocalizing by Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg is extraordinary". Track listing ;Studio tracks # "Woodworm Swing" (Ric Sanders) - 3:08 # "Men" (Loudon Wainwright III) - 3:45 # "Aunt Sally Shuffle" (Dave Pegg) - 1:22 # "There Once Was Love" (Paul Metsers) / Innstück (Maartin Allcock) - 4:45 # "Frozen Man" (James Taylor) - 4:20 # "Mr Sands Is in the Building" (Maartin Allcock) - 2:06 # "Lalla Rookh" (Words: C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewel In The Crown (album)
''Jewel In The Crown'' is the eighteenth studio album by folk rock band Fairport Convention which is viewed by many as the best record produced by the line-up which had been formed in 1985 for the one-off project Gladys' Leap. While few of the tracks were self-penned, it features tracks from many of the band's favourite writers including Huw Williams, Ralph McTell and Julie Matthews. History The album was recorded in two stages. Initially a few tracks were partially recorded with recording engineer Tim Matyear. Matyear's departure from Dave Pegg's Woodworm Studio led to producer-engineer Mark Tucker being hired to continue with recording the remaining material. At a very late stage in the production, producer Gus Dudgeon made a contribution to the mixing of the songs "Jewel In The Crown", "The Naked Highwayman", "Closing Time" and "Red Tide". Some subtractive edits were made to "The Naked Highwayman" as Dudgeon felt the song was too long. Overall it is generally considered one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Five Seasons
''The Five Seasons'' is the seventeenth studio album by British folk rock band Fairport Convention. Track listing ;Side one # "Claudy Banks" (Traditional) - 5:53 # "Cup of Tea!"/"A Loaf of Bread"/"Miss Monahan's" (Allcock, Traditional) - 3:16 # "All Your Beauty" (Barry Lowe, Martin White) - 2:55 # "Sock In It" (Dave Whetstone) - 5:29 # "Gold" (Peter Blegvad) - 5:06 ;Side two # "Ginnie" (Huw Williams) - 4:10 # "Mock Morris '90" (The Green Man/The Cropredy Badger/Molly On The Jetty) (Ric Sanders) - 4:53 # "The Card Song"/"Shuffle the Pack" (Allcock, Mattacks, Nicol) - 4:26 # "The Wounded Whale" (Archie Fisher, Traditional) - 6:43 ; Bonus Track on CD release # "Rhythm of the Time" (Dave Whetstone) - 5:52 Release history *1990, December: UK LP, New Routes RUE 005 *1990, December : UK CD, New Routes RUE CD 005 *1990, December : US CD, Rough Trade NR 005-2 *1991, December : UK CD, Woodworm Records WRCD 019 *1995, December : UK CD, HTD Records HTD CD 48 Personnel ;Fairport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red & Gold
''Red & Gold'' is a 1988 album by British folk rock band Fairport Convention, their sixteenth studio album since their debut in 1968. The album was released on the Rough Trade label. The title track was written by Ralph McTell, and tells the story of the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, which occurred in 1644 during the English Civil War. The location has strong links with Fairport Convention, being the venue of their annual music festival; the story is told from the perspective of a farm worker, Will Timms, who describes "red and gold" as "royal colours", while the red itself represents the spilled blood of combatants and the gold the wheat fields in which the battle took place. Reception The album entered the UK album chart on 28 January 1989, spending one week at No. 74. David Fricke, Rolling Stone's reviewer, commented on the release being on Rough Trade Records: "Britain's oldest surviving folk-rock band allied to the archetypal indie punk record label! Even for Fairport Conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heyday (Fairport Convention Album)
''Heyday: the BBC Radio Sessions 1968–69'' is an album by English folk rock band Fairport Convention first released in 1987. As its title suggests, it consists of live versions of songs recorded for John Peel's ''Top Gear'' radio programmes. Track listing Side one #"Close the Door Lightly When You Go" (Andersen) – 2:56 #"I Don't Know Where I Stand" (Mitchell) – 3:40 #"Some Sweet Day" (Bryant, Bryant) – 2:18 #"Reno, Nevada" (Farina) – 2:18 #"Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:27 #"If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong" (Hutchings, Thompson) – 3:12 Side two #"I Still Miss Someone" ( Johnny Cash, Roy Cash jr) – 2:37 #" Bird on a Wire" (Cohen) – 2:36 #"Gone, Gone, Gone" (Everly, Everly) – 2:10 #"Tried So Hard" (Clark) – 2:48 #"Shattering Live Experience" (Nicol) – 3:19 #"Percy's Song" (Bob Dylan) – 5:34 Bonus tracks on 2002 edition #"You Never Wanted Me" ( Jackson C. Frank) – 3:18 #"Nottamun Town" (traditional) – 3:37 #"Fotheringay" (Sandy Denny) â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
