01 January, 2023
A vivid, chronological picture of what one could actually call the Fairport family in its entirety. Euphoria, lethargy and grief are components of this story, but despite all the personal wounds, the survivors still rightly understand themselves as part of this unique family. Clinton Heylin’s great merit is to have worked out this illogical logic so clearly.
A History of Fairport Convention and Its Extend Folk-Rock Family In June 1968, a group of Muswell Hillbillies made their official album debut as Fairport Convention. In the next fifteen years, three of those founding Fairportees – Richard Thompson, Ashley ‘Tyger’ Hutchings and Simon Nicol – along with the next generation of Fairport recruits – Iain Matthe..
Read More