Fairport Convention

…String Band, Vashti Bunyan, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, and Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd.

…of the folk rock group Fairport Convention and shortly thereafter signed a contract with Island Records. Drake’s debut album, Five Leaves Left (1969), which was shepherded by Fairport Convention’s renowned producer, Joe Boyd, juxtaposed gentle melodies and subtle melancholy lyrics. Featuring members of Fairport Convention and again produced by Boyd,…

…respectful of tradition; groups like Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span made records that combined centuries-old folk material with original, tradition-flavoured songs arranged for folk rock ensembles that often used old instruments to maintain a strong Celtic flavour. In the 1970s and early 1980s the English folk duo Richard and Linda…

…range of stars, including Dylan, Fairport Convention, Judy Collins, Johnny Cash, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. Mitchell was awarded the Polar Music Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1996, and she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2002 she won…

…1960s as a member of Fairport Convention, whose intermingling of traditional British folk songs, Bob Dylan obscurities, and haunting original compositions (many by Thompson) inaugurated British folk rock. Along with the impassioned vocals of Sandy Denny, Thompson’s intricate, stinging guitar playing gave Fairport Convention its rock edge. The fatalism of…