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Fairport Convention - Fairport Convention
Side one
1. "Time Will Show the Wiser" 3:05
2. "I Don't Know Where I Stand" 3:45
3. "If (Stomp)" 2:45
4. "Decameron" 3:42
5. "Jack O'Diamonds" 3:30
6. "Portfolio" 2:00
Side two
7. "Chelsea Morning" 3:05
8. "Sun Shade" 3:50
9. "The Lobster" 5:25
10. "It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft" 3:12
11. "One Sure Thing" 2:50
12. "M.1 Breakdown" 1:22
Fairport Convention Band Members / Musicians
Judy Dyble – lead vocals, electric and acoustic autoharps, recorder, piano
Ian MacDonald (Iain Matthews) – lead vocals, Jew's harp
Richard Thompson – vocals, lead electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
Simon Nicol – vocals, electric 12 and 6 string and acoustic guitars
Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar, jug, double bass
Martin Lamble – percussion, violin
Claire Lowther – cello
Fairport Convention is Fairport Convention's debut album. The band formed in 1967, with the original line-up consisting of Richard Thompson (guitar); Simon Nicol (guitar); Ashley “Tyger” Hutchings (bass); and Shaun Frater (drums), who was replaced after their first gig by Martin Lamble. They were shortly thereafter joined by Judy Dyble (vocals), and Ian MacDonald (later known as Iain Matthews) joined them after they made their major London stage debut in one of Brian Epstein’s Sunday concerts at the Saville Theatre.
Fairport Convention are a British folk rock band, formed in 1967 by Richard Thompson (guitar, vocals), Simon Nicol (guitar, vocals), Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar) and Shaun Frater (drums, percussion), with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig. They started out heavily influenced by American folk rock and singer-songwriter material, with a setlist dominated by Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell songs and a sound that earned them the nickname 'the British Jefferson Airplane'. Vocalists Judy Dyble and Iain Matthews joined them before the recording of their self-titled debut in 1968 afterwards, Dyble was replaced by Sandy Denny, with Matthews leaving during the recording of their third album.
Fairport Convention Band Members / Musicians
Simon Nicol – guitar, vocal (1967–1971, 1976–1979, 1985–present)
Dave Pegg – bass guitar, mandolin, backing vocal (1969–1979, 1985–present)
Ric Sanders – fiddles, occasional keyboards (1985–present)
Chris Leslie – fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, vocal (1996–present)
Gerry Conway – drums, percussion (1998–present)
Richard Thompson – guitar, vocal (1967–1971)
Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar (1967–1969)
Shaun Frater – drums (1967)
Martin Lamble – drums (1967–1969; died 1969)
Judy Dyble – vocal, autoharp, piano, recorder (1967–1968; died 2020)
Iain Matthews – vocal (1967–1969)
Sandy Denny – vocal, guitar, piano (1968–1969, 1974–1975; died 1978)
Dave Swarbrick – fiddle, mandolin, vocal (1969–1979; died 2016)
Dave Mattacks – drums, keyboards, bass guitar (1969–1972, 1973–1975, 1985–1997)
Roger Hill – guitar, vocal (1971–1972; died 2011)
Tom Farnell – drums (1972)
David Rea – guitar (1972; died 2011)
Trevor Lucas – guitar, vocal (1972–1975; died 1989)
Jerry Donahue – guitar (1972–1975)
Paul Warren – drums (1975)
Bruce Rowland – drums (1975–1979; died 2015)
Dan Ar Braz – guitar (1976)
Bob Brady – piano (1976)
Roger Burridge – mandolin, fiddle (1976; died 2020)
Maartin Allcock – guitar, mandolin, keyboard, vocal (1985–1996; died 2018)
Fairport Convention Discography Full
Fairport Convention (1968)
What We Did on Our Holidays (1969)
Unhalfbricking (1969)
Liege & Lief (1969)
Full House (1970)
Angel Delight (1971)
"Babbacombe" Lee (1971)
Rosie (1973)
Nine (1973)
Rising for the Moon (1975)
Gottle O'Geer (1976)
The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977)
Tipplers Tales (1978)
Gladys' Leap (1985)
Expletive Delighted! (1986)
Red & Gold (1989)
The Five Seasons (1990)
Jewel in the Crown (1995)
Old New Borrowed Blue (1996)
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997)
The Wood and the Wire (1999)
XXXV (2002)
Over the Next Hill (2004)
Sense of Occasion (2007)
Festival Bell (2011)
By Popular Request (2012)
Myths and Heroes (2015)
50:50@50 (2017)
Shuffle and Go (2020)
