Tag Archives: Simon Nicol

Book review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION On Track – Every Song, Every Album by Kevan Furbank

Posted on April 13, 2020 by jason

Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 26.03.20] The ‘On Track’ series by publishers Sonic Bond provides an album by album, track by track overview of a number of artists. The latest in the series to get this treatment are British folk-rock legends … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CROPREDY, Oxfordshire, 10-12 August 2017

Posted on September 12, 2017 by jason
Fairport Convention - Cropredy, 13-15 August 2015

Fairport Convention’s festival at Cropredy has been an annual fixture for almost four decades now but the big celebration this year was marking the fiftieth anniversary of the band’s formation. In the eight years since I have been going it … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Union Chapel, London, 27 May 2017

Posted on May 28, 2017 by jason
Fairport Convention - Cropredy, 13-15 August 2015

Folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention have never been a band to shy away from celebrating their own legacy. When they decided to split in 1979 they held a big outdoor farewell gig in Cropredy, Oxfordshire that proved so successful they decided … Continue reading →

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Album review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Moat On The Ledge

Posted on March 13, 2014 by jason
Fairport Convention - Moat On The Ledge

Eagle Rock [Released 24.03.14] Another good value 3-in-1 CD box set from Eagle Records that gathers together two live albums from Fairport Convention (who have had a lot of live albums released through the years!) and the band’s ‘XXXV’ studio … Continue reading →

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