Apr162024

Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention is often credited with being one of the first English folk rock bands. Formed in 1967, Fairport rapidly developed from playing cover versions of American 'west coast' music to an individual style which melded rock music with traditional English folk tunes and songs. Like their peers The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Jefferson Airplane they were blessed with several considerable individual talents and produced music that -at least initially- was eclectic, as well as exploratory. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
493574
2Matty Groves
293073
3Autopsy
179651
4Come All Ye
158394
5Fotheringay
158192
6Farewell, Farewell
149650
7Genesis Hall
144516
8Meet On The Ledge
142442
9Si Tu Dois Partir
140246
10Tam Lin
140183

Other Album Releases:

A Live Recording: UK Tour October 2023
Live Fillmore East 1970
Full House for Sale (Live)
Live At Rock City, Nottingham 1987
Fame And Glory
Shuffle and Go
What We Did On Our Holidays
What We Did on Our Saturday (Live)
35th Anniversary Concert
Come All Ye - The First Ten Years (1968 To 1978)

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