Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief (1969) Expanded Remastered 2002 Music

Posted by Designol at Sept. 30, 2023

Liege & Lief is the fourth album by the English folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is the third and final album the group released in the UK in 1969, all of which prominently feature Sandy Denny as lead female vocalist. (Denny did not appear on the group's 1968 debut album). It is also the very first Fairport album on which all songs have either been adapted (freely) from traditional British and Celtic folk material (for example "Matty Groves", "Tam Lin"), or else are original compositions (such as "Come All Ye", "Crazy Man Michael") written and performed in a similar style. By introducing songs of this genre into the group's repertoire Denny, who had previously sung and recorded traditional folk songs as a solo artist, was instrumental in this transformation. Although Denny quit the band even before the album's release, Fairport Convention has continued to the present day to make music almost exclusively within the traditional British folk music idiom, and are still most strongly associated with it.

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Fairport Convention - Live At The BBC (2007) [4CD Box Set] Music

Posted by v3122 at Nov. 27, 2021

Fairport Convention - Live At The BBC (2007)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Universal/Island, 9845385 | ~ 1149 or 499 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 17 Mb
Folk Rock

Is a four-CD box set of Fairport Convention 1967-1974 BBC recordings excessive? After all, even the Beatles only got two CDs of Beeb tracks into official release. But it really isn't too much for fans of the band, for the quality of most of the stuff here is truly good, even if the very best of it was already issued on the Heyday compilation…

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Fairport Convention - 35th Anniversary Concert (2017) Music

Posted by v3122 at June 4, 2020

Fairport Convention - 35th Anniversary Concert (2017)
DVD9: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Dolby AC3, 2 ch, 192 kbps
Folk Rock | Secret Records | 02:01:08 + 00:32:04 | ~ 6.31 Gb

~ Filmed & Recorded during their 35th Anniversary Tour at The Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke, England, 23rd February 2002. ~

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Fairport Convention - What We Did On Our Holidays (1969) Expanded Remastered 2003 Music

Posted by Designol at May 1, 2024

Digitally remastered edition of the 2nd Fairport Convention LP and the first to include the presence of Sandy Denny was recorded in 1968. It showcases a young group taking pleasure in singing and playing whatever took its' collective fancy, and doing this with surprising sensitivity, authority and musicality. Also evident is the trademark unpredictability and wacky sense of fun which marked their live concerts . Make 'em laugh, make 'em cry, make 'em puzzled; that was early Fairport. Includes 3 Bonus Tracks. "Throwaway Street Puzzle" was released as the b-side of the "Meet On The Ledge" single. "You're Gonna Need My Help" is a rare BBC Radio recording from 1969 and features a virtuoso slide-guitar performance by Richard Thompson. "Some Sweet Day" was originally recorded to be released as a single but was shelved in favour of "Meet On The Ledge".

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Fairport Convention - Full House for Sale (Live) (2023) Music

Posted by Rtax at March 11, 2023

Fairport Convention - Full House for Sale (Live) (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 360 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 119 MB
50:21 | Folk Rock | Label: Matty Grooves

Those attending Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2022 will know that we celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of our 1970 LP Full House (albeit two years late thanks to Covid-19 restrictions). The original line-up of Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg (with Chris Leslie filling the shoes of the late great Dave Swarbrick) took to the Cropredy stage to perform the whole album. We recorded the show and the result is a magnificent musical memento of a stunning live performance. If you were in the field that night, this CD will let you relive the occasion; if you couldn't make it then now's your chance to savour what you missed.

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Fairport Convention - The Bonny Bunch Of Roses (1977) [Reissue 2007] Music

Posted by gribovar at April 18, 2023

After the disastrous "Gottle O' Geer" album from the previous year (which had been intended as a Dave Swarbrick solo album), stalwart Simon Nicol returned to the group and provided the group with the crucial ingredient it had been missing since he departed in 1972 with his perfectly sympathetic guitar. Here we have them sounding like Fairport Convention again, tackling traditional fare with great enthusiasm and aplomb. Their joy in playing as a reconstituted group shines through on tracks like "The Eynsham Poacher", with its lovely harmonies, and as a formidable instrumental group it's tracks like bassist Dave Pegg's "Jams O'Donnell's Jigs" that satisfy most. The title track is one they attempted clear back in 1970 and is a sure-fire jaw-dropping classic. A fine return to form.

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Fairport Convention - Rosie (1973) Expanded Remastered 2004 Music

Posted by Designol at April 29, 2024

"Rosie" is the eighth studio album by folk-rock outfit Fairport Convention, released in 1973. The album was the first to feature Australian singer-songwriter guitarist Trevor Lucas and American lead guitarist Jerry Donahue. Both had previously played with ex-Fairport Sandy Denny, to whom Lucas was married, in the short-lived Fotheringay. Here they had effectively replaced Simon Nicol who had quit Fairport to join another ex-member Ashley Hutchings in The Albion Band, thus leaving the band with no original members until he rejoined in 1976. Remastered reissue includes previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John' (Live), 'The Hen's March Through the Midden…' (Live), 'Rosie' (Live), & 'The Claw' (Live).

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Fairport Convention - A Live Recording: UK Tour October 2023 (2024) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at March 16, 2024

Fairport Convention - A Live Recording: UK Tour October 2023 (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 77 min | 549 / 178 Mb
Genre: Rock, British, Folk

Fairport Convention have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, with 2023 being their 56th anniversary! During that time the band that launched British folk-rock has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same - Fairport’s passion for performance.

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Fairport Convention - House Full: Live at the LA Troubadour 1970 (1986) Expanded Remastered Reissue 2001 Music

Posted by Designol at May 6, 2024

1970 found Fairport Convention reduced to a quartet after the departure of their singer Sandy Denny. They decided not to replace her and recorded FULL HOUSE, a ferocious blend of high intensity rock dynamics with traditional British Isle fiddle-filled forms. With accolades accumulating for both FULL HOUSE and its predecessor, the beloved LEIGE AND LEIF, another tour of America was mounted in the late summer. HOUSE FULL was recorded in Los Angeles at the Troubador. A fine companion piece to its alternately-ordered namesake, these eight songs are a revamped set of the live album released only in the UK. The line-up of the band is extremely impressive, but it was not to last. Richard Thompson left the following year before another studio album was made. UK remastered reissue of 1986 album for Hannibal that's out-of-print in the U.S. with 2 added bonus tracks, 'Bonnie Kate/Sir B.McKenzies' & 'Yellow Bird' both taken from the album Live At The Troubadour (1976).

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Fairport Convention - Fame And Glory (2020) Music

Posted by delpotro at Nov. 20, 2020

Fairport Convention - Fame And Glory (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 449 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 156 Mb | 01:08:01
Folk Rock | Label: Explore Rights Management

Fame and Glory collects together all the tracks Fairport Convention recorded for Alan Simon’s rock operas Excalibur, Gaia and Anne de Bretagne. The band previously made this compilation available to its fans, but this mainstream release adds three tracks including a previously unreleased studio recording Goodbye My Friends.

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