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| Origin | England |
| Genres | Folk, electric folk, folk rock |
| Years active | 20xx–present |
| Labels | [xxxx |
| Members | Simon Nicol Dave Pegg Ric Sanders Chris Leslie Gerry Conway |
| Past members | See: Band members section |
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History
[edit]Origins
[edit]Bassist
The First Three Albums 1967-9
[edit]Fai
After d
Inventing Electric Folk
[edit]On [
The 1970s - Time of Change
[edit]Dave Swarbrick, having made a major contribution to Liege and Lief, now joined as a full member, but there were disagreements about the direction of the band in the wake of this success.
The Cropredy Era 1979 to 1985
[edit]By 1979 the
Years of Stability 1986 to 1997
[edit]The new band began
The Modern Fairport 1998 to the Present
[edit]In 1998, Dave Mattacks
2007 wa
Public Recognition
[edit]Fairport Convention have rece
Band members
[edit]The current line up of Fairport Convention is:
- Simon Nicol (guitar, lead vocal): 1967 - 1971, 1976–present
- Dave Pegg (bass guitar, mandolin, backing vocal): 1970–present
- Ric Sanders (fiddles, occasional keyboards): 1985–present
- Chris Leslie (fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, lead vocal): 1997–present
- Gerry Conway (drums and percussion): 1998–present
The following musicians have been members of Fairport Convention:
- Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar) 1967 - 1969
- Bob Brady (piano) 1976
- Bruce Rowland (drums) 1975 - 1984
Discography
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]This article shares its genesis with material in the public-domain source on Fairport Convention's website (see 'External links' below).
- Humphries, Patrick (1982). Meet on the Ledge: A History of Fairport Convention. London: Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-906008-46-8.
- Humphries, Patrick (1997). Meet on the Ledge. London: Virgin Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7535-0153-8.
External links
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