The British singer/guitarist talks about his formative years, and about pioneering a new musical genre that blended rock with traditional music of... Fairport Convention band cofounder Richard ...

There’s really no doubt that Fairport Convention is as English as tea, fish and chips and bowler hats. As the band celebrates its 45th anniversary culminating with its annual Cropredy Festival on ...

Folk rock legends Fairport Convention have announced Spring 2026 tour dates for England and Wales. With two acclaimed tours last year, as well as hosting and selling out their famed Cropredy festival ...

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Dave Swarbrick, who played violin in the groundbreaking British folk-rock band Fairport Convention from 1969-79, died yesterday (June 3). He was 75. Born in 1941, Swarbrick had been a well-known ...

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Touring to celebrate their 35th anniversary as a band (and in support of their new album, "XXXV," on Compass Records) Fairport Convention appeared at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood -- and was a bit ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Richard Thompson, the British singer-songwriter-guitarist who has been writing and recording music since the '60s, is about to launch a summer concert tour and ...

While British folk-rock progenitor Fairport Convention was never less than mercurial — with a revolving door of band members that began with its first, self-titled, recording and continues to this day ...

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