View basket “Unhalfbricking” has been added to your basket. Liege & Lief Fairport Convention SKU: UMCLP049 Barcode: 805520240499 25.00 £25.00 Genre: Folk Label: Proper Records Released Date: 14th July 2023 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Liege & Lief quantity Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info The trajectory that Fairport Convention took in the space of four albums and two years is one of the most remarkable in British popular music – these records contain some of the most storied names not just in British, but world music. From a bunch of school friends setting out to be ‘the British Jefferson Airplane’, over the course of their first quartet of releases, the group metamorphosed into the leading exponents of British folk rock. In the way American folk and blues had looked back to gospel songs and spirituals, Fairport mined a seam a traditional English folk song, and then combined them with rock rhythms to create something ground-breaking and quickly emulated. For many, this is the frst time the considerable talents of Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings, Ian Matthews, Dave Swarbrick and Dave Mattacks would have been heard on record In May 1969, the band were involved in a fatal car accident which killed their drummer Martin Lamble and Thompson’s girlfriend, Jeannie Franklyn. In a state of obvious shock, Fairport decided to carry on, making Swarbrick a permanent member and adding drummer Dave Mattacks. Ashley Hutchings submerged himself in traditional British music and, as a result, fourth album Liege And Lief contained five traditional tracks, and three originals in the folk style. It established the template that Fairport would follow and is one of the most influential albums in British rock. The eight- minute masterpiece Matty Groves built On A Sailor’s Life and gave Fairport another long-lasting anthem. By the time the album was released, Sandy Denny and Ashley Hutchings had both left the group, and another chapter was to begin. Fairport Convention are still playing to this very day, still with original member Simon Nicol in the line- up. Their annual Cropredy Festival has become a reassuring landmark in the UK concert calendar – and many of these songs here feature in their set today. This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1969 Island Records UK release with gatefold sleeve and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl. Artist Fairport Convention Genre Folk Label Proper Records Buying Options 180g 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Format 180g , 1LP , Gatefold Sleeve Condition New Country UK Track Listings Come All Ye Reynardine Matty Groves Farewell, Farewell The Deserter Medley: The Lark In The Morning; Rakish Paddy; Foxhunter's Jig; Toss The Feathers Tam Lin Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Fairport Convention View Product Quick View Fairport Convention Unhalfbricking Folk | Proper Records | 180g, 1LP Released 14th July 2023 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Fairport Convention Unhalfbricking £25.00 Genre: Folk Label: Proper Records SKU: UMCLP048 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 14th July 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Fairport Convention What We Did On Our Holidays Folk | Proper Records | 180g, 1LP Released 30th June 2023 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Fairport Convention What We Did On Our Holidays £25.00 Genre: 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