Fairport Convention

Do they only have one good album?

I have "Liege & Lief" and this it's great, i love the whole medieval folk thing, but i also have "Journeyman's Grace" and "Rosie" but they aren't a patch on L&L.

If you haven't heard of Fairport Convention, don't worry. They are 1960s and 1970 folk. For some strange reason i quite like that kind of thing :embarrassed:

Stick to the early stuff - Before Sandy Denny left. Excellent stuff, if a bit obscure.

What We Did on Our Holidays - January 1969
Unhalfbricking - July 1969
Liege & Lief - December 1969

Might wanna think about some Nick Drake in there as well :)

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Originally Posted by wither2000

Stick to the early stuff - Before Sandy Denny left. Excellent stuff, if a bit obscure.

What We Did on Our Holidays - January 1969
Unhalfbricking - July 1969
Liege & Lief - December 1969

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Thanks. I'll take a look at them.

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Originally Posted by MaddAussie

Might wanna think about some Nick Drake in there as well :)

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You mean like:
A Treasury by Nick Drake
Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Family Tree by Nick Drake
Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Made to Love Magic by Nick Drake
Pink Moon by Nick Drake

:)

Also got the majority of John Martyn's back catalogue, The Tumbler and the original Solid Air are great albums.

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Originally Posted by Funkstar

Thanks. I'll take a look at them.


You mean like:
A Treasury by Nick Drake
Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Family Tree by Nick Drake
Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Made to Love Magic by Nick Drake
Pink Moon by Nick Drake

:)

Also got the majority of John Martyn's back catalogue, The Tumbler and the original Solid Air are great albums.

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Great taste mate :thumbsup:

Amazing to think he only released 3 albums. Pink Moon is probably one of my favourite all time albums. This gives you an idea of how popular he's got.

wow!

I had heard of ick Drake, but didn't know anything about him or his music until about 18 months ago when they were speaking about him on 6Music and played Cello Song which i now absolutely adore.

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Originally Posted by Funkstar

You mean like:
A Treasury by Nick Drake
Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Family Tree by Nick Drake
Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Made to Love Magic by Nick Drake
Pink Moon by Nick Drake

:)

Also got the majority of John Martyn's back catalogue, The Tumbler and the original Solid Air are great albums.

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lol preaching to the converted I see:D

OK, so i bought "Unhalfbricking" by Fairport Convension.

I have to say I do like it. A Sailor's Life is haunting, and Cajun Woman following it is pretty uplifting.

Thanks wither2000. I appreciate it.

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Originally Posted by Funkstar

Do they only have one good album?

I have "Liege & Lief" and this it's great, i love the whole medieval folk thing, but i also have "Journeyman's Grace" and "Rosie" but they aren't a patch on L&L.

If you haven't heard of Fairport Convention, don't worry. They are 1960s and 1970 folk. For some strange reason i quite like that kind of thing :embarrassed:

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What about Richard Thompson? 2 or 3 of his and excellent sort of stuff. If you like that sort of thing..

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Originally Posted by kushtibari

What about Richard Thompson? 2 or 3 of his and excellent sort of stuff. If you like that sort of thing..

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Any specific recomendations?

I got a random Rory Gallagher album a while back and thought it was average, but i'm sure he has a couple of 'classic' albums.

Hey guys, you seem to know a lot about the band! I'm desperate to find a song from my childhood that i'm sure is by fairport however i don't know its name :(
From what i can remember, there is a very long, wavering, almost ethereal solo by some string instrument (violin, fiddle?) in the intro, which kicks into a more upbeat tempo-ed tune, not sure there is any singing- mainly instrumental i think.
If anyone thinks they may know which song i'm talking about, i would be made up :) Thanks!