* 1978 – Sandy Denny, English singer-songwriter and musician ( Fairport Convention, Strawbs, and Fotheringay ) ( b. 1947 )

A few of those include bagadoù ( Breton pipe bands ), Fairport Convention, Pentangle, Steeleye Span and Horslips.

* 1949 – Judy Dyble, British singer / songwriter ( Fairport Convention )

* 1947 – Sandy Denny, English singer and songwriter ( Fairport Convention and Fotheringay ) ( d. 1978 )

* 1947 – Dave Pegg, English multi-instrumentalist, bass guitarist, longest serving member of Fairport Convention

* 1950 – Simon Nicol, British guitarist, singer and multi-instrumentalist, member of Fairport Convention

He co-founded venues including the UFO Club, produced Pink Floyd's first single, " Arnold Layne ", and went on to manage folk and folk rock acts including Nick Drake, the Incredible String Band and Fairport Convention.

From 1967 Fairport Convention became a mainstay of the London Underground scene, producing their eponymous first album of American-inspired folk rock the following year.

* 1946 – Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer, ( Fotheringay, Fairport Convention, The Electric Revelators, and The Hellecasters )

Rather than finding a replacement, XTC used a series of session drummers over the years, including Peter Phipps, Prairie Prince of The Tubes, Dave Mattacks of Fairport Convention, Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson and Mr. Mister, Chuck Sabo, and Dave Gregory's brother Ian ( as " E. I. E. I.

Their 1992 album Nonsuch ( named after Henry VIII's fabled palace ), united them with UK producer Gus Dudgeon, known for his 1970s work with Elton John and drummer Dave Mattacks ( Fairport Convention ).

** The Folk-Rock band Fairport Convention plays their first gig in Golders Green, north London.

Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician, and as a performance artist.

He played with several jazz bands before joining the electric folk band, Fairport Convention, in August 1969.

He left Fairport Convention in early 1972 to join The Albion Country Band, He returned to Fairport to help complete the 1973 album Rosie with a revamped line up of the band.

When Fairport Convention reformed in 1985 after a six-year absence, Mattacks was recruited as drummer.

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" Wat Tyler ," a song written by Ralph McTell and Simon Nicol and performed by Fairport Convention, is about the revolt.

*" Tam Lin " by Fairport Convention on Liege & Lief, Sense of Occasion and Across the Decades ( live )

He has worked with such artists as Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Easybeats, The Band, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Eagles, Eric Clapton, The Clash, The Steve Miller Band, Small Faces, Spooky Tooth, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Blue Öyster Cult, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Midnight Oil, New Model Army, Belly, Joe Satriani, Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart with Faces, Joan Armatrading, Buckacre, Gallagher and Lyle, Georgie Fame, Family, Helen Watson, Fairport Convention, Humble Pie, Band of Horsesand many others.

* April 21 – Sandy Denny, 31, folk singer ( Fairport Convention ) ( cerebral haemorrhage )

Vocalist / guitarist David Hidalgo and drummer Louie Pérez met at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, California, and bonded over their mutual affinity for obscure musical acts such as Fairport Convention, Randy Newman and Ry Cooder.

The band performed twice at the Cropredy Folk Festival, held every year by Fairport Convention and one of these performances was released on CD entitled Live at Cropredy ( 2000 ).

Dave Swarbrick, fiddle-player in the English folk-rock band Fairport Convention, came across a series of old newspaper articles about Lee and was inspired to compose the folk rock opera Babbacombe Lee, which was recorded and released by Fairport Convention as an LP in 1971.

An additional bonus track was later released on their website entitled " Fairport ".

The seminal British folk-rock group Fairport Convention were also among Cohen's earliest admirers, recording a performance of " Suzanne " ( sung as a duet between Sandy Denny and Iain Matthews ) for the BBC in August 1968 ; the recording was released on their BBC sessions compilation Heyday.

Woodworm Records soon grew and released albums by Fairport and other artists such as Dave Swarbrick.

In fact Fairport Convention were among Cohen's earliest admirers, and their take on " Suzanne " was sung as a duet between Sandy Denny and Iain Matthews for the BBC in August 1968 ; the recording was released on their BBC sessions compilation Heyday.

Boyd had produced records by artists such as Nick Drake, The Incredible String Band and Fairport Convention and released recordings by these artists as well as others such as Trio Bulgarka on his new label.

Collaboration with influential Australian folk producer Trevor Lucas ( from UK folk group Fairport Convention ) brought the high-point of their career-the live LP Caught in the Act was released in June 1983 and " I Was Only Nineteen " aka " A Walk in the Light Green " ( March 1983 ) hit number one on the Australian singles chart.

Full House, released in 1970, is the fifth album by folk rock group Fairport Convention and was their first album without a female vocalist, as Sandy Denny had left to form Fotheringay.

" Guitarist Richard Thompson has openly acknowledged the album's influence on Fairport Convention's Liege and Lief, and journalist John Harris has suggested that The Band's debut also influenced the spirit of The Beatles ' back-to-basics album Let It Be as well as The Rolling Stones ' string of roots-infused albums that began with Beggars Banquet.

By this time, folk music had itself moved towards rock and the use of electrified instruments, so Cruel Sister invited comparison with such works as Fairport Convention's Liege and Lief and Steeleye Span's Hark!

It was kicked off by Fairport Convention's 1969 album Liege and Lief, but most significant in the 1970s, when it was taken up by groups such as Pentangle, Steeleye Span and the Albion Band.

* Liege & Lief ( Fairport Convention )

An early success was Fairport Convention's 1969 album Liege and Lief, but it became more significant in the 1970s, when it was taken up by groups such as Pentangle, Steeleye Span and the Albion Band.

* Most Influential Folk Album Of All Time: Liege and Lief by Fairport Convention ( public vote )

Modern versions of the song are performed on the albums Fire & Fleet & Candlelight by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Liege & Lief by Fairport Convention, Milkwhite Sheets by Isobel Campbell, Airs and Graces by June Tabor, Anne Briggs by Anne Briggs, Rosemary Lane by Bert Jansch, Weaving my Ancestors ' Voices by Sheila Chandra, Arthur the King by Maddy Prior, Country Life by Show of Hands, Prince Heathen by Martin Carthy, Reynadine by Carolina Chocolate Drops and Dave Swarbrick, and Birds Fly South by Zoe Speaks, among others.

* Song version of Reynardine as recorded by Fairport Convention on their classic album Liege and Lief.

* 1969 Liege and Lief ( Fairport Convention )

* Fairport Convention included this song on their 1970 album, Full House, while an earlier but previously unreleased version with Sandy Denny is included as a ' bonus track ' in the reissue of Liege & Lief.

Among these groups from 1967 were Fairport Convention, who had enjoyed some modest mainstream success with three albums of material that was largely either American in origin, or original songs based that were American in style, before a radical change of direction in 1969 with their album Liege and Lief, which came out of the encounter between American inspired folk rock and the products of the English folk revival.

Fairport Convention ’ s singles made very little impact on the British charts, albums sold well in the early 1970s, but they did not surpass their number 17 for Liege and Lief in 1969 until their only top 10 album, Angel Delight in 1971.

* Fairport Convention: Ratcliff Highway is referred to in their song " The Deserter " on the 1969 LP Liege and Lief.

* " The Deserter ", a traditional song featured on Fairport Convention's album Liege & Lief