01 January, 2023
Clinton Heylin’s a skilled music writer. The writing is cognisant and informed, [he] gets matters right and amplifies the story just enough to reel in the merely curious as well as seasoned watchers seeking a little more understanding. This is the story of the folk-rock motorway and its A-road exits.
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..
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