Fairport Convention
UK
Formed: 1967
Genres: Pop/Rock, Folk, Country
Styles: Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Celtic/British Isles, Traditional Folk, Progressive Folk, Contemporary Folk, British Folk-Rock, British Folk, Folk-Rock, Folk-Rock
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The best British folk-rock band of the late '60s, Fairport Convention did more than any other act to develop a truly British variation on the folk-rock prototype by drawing upon traditional material and styles indigenous to the British Isles. While the revved-up renditions of traditional British folk tunes drew the most critical attention, the group members were also (at least at the outset) talented songwriters as well as interpreters. They were comfortable with conventional harmony-based folk-rock as well as tunes that drew upon more explicit...
Group members
- Richard Thompson (172)
- Sandy Denny (40)
- Ian Matthews (7)
- Ashley Hutchings (2)
- Dave Swarbrick (1)
- Simon Nicol (0)
- Jerry Donahue (0)
- Trevor Lucas (0)
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- Bert Jansch (97)
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- Joni Mitchell (60)
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- Nick Drake (25)
- the Incredible String Band (19)
- Pentangle (16)
- John Renbourn (15)
- The Albion Band (15)
- Buffalo Springfield (9)
- Ian Matthews (7)
- Ralph Mctell (2)
- Fotheringay (1)
- Plainsong (1)
- Dave Swarbrick (1)
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Influenced by
- Beatles (252)
- Bob Dylan (148)
- Jefferson Airplane (122)
- Traffic (90)
- Leonard Cohen (89)
- Joni Mitchell (60)
- Simon & Garfunkel (53)
- Byrds (35)
- Donovan (31)
- Shirley Collins (14)
- Davy Graham (7)
- Ian & Sylvia (4)
- Tim Hardin (3)
- Jackson C. Frank (2)
- Ewan MacColl (1)
Followers
- Led Zeppelin (76)
- Martin Simpson (27)
- Jesca Hoop (25)
- 10,000 Maniacs (19)
- Bodies Of Water (13)
- James Yorkston (11)
- Tunng (9)
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- Heidi Berry (0)
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Performed Songs By
- Simon Nicol (0)
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