Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention is, along with Steeleye Span, one of the defining acts of British folk rock during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The folk influence gradually faded in their later work. The band are strongly associated with the village of Cropredy in Oxfordshire, and organise the Cropredy Festival which takes place there.
The Fairport Convention's best-known songs include "Matty Groves", and their best-received album is Liege and Lief.
In 2002 the band were given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Albums
- Fairport Convention 1968
- What We Did On Our Holidays 1969
- Unhalfbricking 1969
- Liege And Lief 1969
- Full House 1970
- Live At The L.A. Troubadour 1970
- House Full 1976
- Angel Delight 1971
- Babbacombe Lee 1971
- History Of Fairport Convention 1972 compilation
- Rosie 1973
- Nine 1973
- Fairport Live Convention 1974 aka A Moveable Feast
- Rising For The Moon 1975
- Gottle O'Geer 1976
- The Bonny Bunch Of Roses 1977
- Tipplers Tales 1978
- Farewell Farewell 1979 aka Encore Encore
- Gladys Leap 1985
- Expletive Delighted 1986
- In Real Time 1987
- Red And Gold 1989
- The Five Seasons 1990
- The Woodworm Years 1991 compilation
- 25th Anniversary Concert 1992
- 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
- XXXV 2001
- Over The Next Hill 2004
Band Members
The following have been band members at some time during its long and varied existence.
