Folk rock group Fairport Convention is usually credited as the first British folk rock band. Founded in 1967 and initially covering songs by artists such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, they developed a devoted niche following by providing electrified and upbeat versions of traditional folk tunes alongside their own compositions. In a career spanning over 50 years, notable for numerous changes of line-up as well as continued success, Fairport Convention have issued over 50 albums.
Albums Studio albums Release date TitleJune 1968Fairport ConventionDecember 1968What We Did on Our Holidays (titled Fairport Convention in the US)July 1969UnhalfbrickingDecember 1969Liege & LiefJuly 1970Full HouseJune 1971Angel DelightNovember 1971"Babbacombe" LeeMarch 1973RosieOctober 1973NineJune 1975Rising for the MoonMay 1976Gottle O'Geer – credited to "Fairport featuring Dave Swarbrick" in the US, to "Fairport" in the UKJuly 1977The Bonny Bunch of RosesMay 1978Tipplers TalesAugust 1985Gladys' LeapAugust 1986Expletive Delighted!1987Heyday (BBC Radio Sessions 1968–69)December 1988Red & GoldDecember 1990The Five SeasonsJanuary 1995Jewel in the CrownMay 1996Old New Borrowed Blue – Studio/Live, credited to "Fairport Acoustic Convention"June 1997Who Knows Where the Time Goes?November 1999The Wood and the WireMarch 2000Wishfulness Waltz (New version of the Who Knows Where The Time Goes?, with a new title, new artwork, and 4 bonus tracks taken from The Cropredy Box)February 2002XXXVSeptember 2004Over the Next HillFebruary 2007Sense of OccasionJanuary 2011Festival BellJanuary 2012By Popular RequestJanuary 2015Myths and HeroesJanuary 201750:50@50 – Studio/LiveJanuary 2020Shuffle and Go
Live albums Date TitleJuly 1974Fairport Live Convention (titled A Moveable Feast in the USA)January 1977Live at the L.A. Troubadour (Recorded Sept 1970)1979Farewell Farewell (aka Encore Encore)1982Moat on the Ledge – Live at Broughton Castle (Recorded 15 August 1981)June 1986House Full: Live at the L.A. Troubadour (Recorded Sept 1970)December 1987In Real Time: Live '87 (recorded "as live" in the studio)October 199425th Anniversary Concert1997Encore, encore1998The Cropredy Box (3-CD set)1999Cropredy 982000Kind Fortune (2-CD set – the first live, the second a compilation)2002From Cropredy to Portmeirion (Recorded 1990)2002The Airing Cupboard Tapes (Recorded 1971–1974)2002Cropredy 2002 (2-CD set)2004The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (2-CD set + interview DVD, recorded at Cropredy 1986 & 1987)2004Cropredy Capers: 25 Years of Fairport Convention and Friends at Cropredy Festival (4-CD set)2005Journeyman's Grace2005Acoustically Down Under (Recorded 1996)2006Off the Desk2007Live at the BBC2007Who Knows? 19752007On the Ledge (2-CD set, 35th Anniversary Concert)2008Live at Cropredy '08January 2012Babbacombe Lee Live AgainAugust 2013Live at the L.A. Troubadour (live album featuring Sandy Denny; issued on the Rising For the Moon: Deluxe Edition)2018What We Did on Our Saturday2021Off the Desk 2020January 2023Full House For SaleJanuary 2024A Live Recording – UK Tour October 2023
Compilation albums Release date Title1972The History of Fairport Convention1975Tour Sampler (UK Only issue)July 1976Fairport Chronicles (USA only; A&M Records SP-3530)1983Folk With Poke (Instrumentals And Sloth) (Studio/live; Australia-only compilation)1991The Woodworm Years (includes solo material from Dave Pegg, Simon Nicol, Martin Allcock, and Ric Sanders)1995A Chronicle of Sorts 1967–19691998Close to the Wind (Various songs taken from Red and Gold, The Five Seasons, and the bonus track on the 1995 re-release of Red & Gold)1999Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967–1975 (2-CD set)1999Fiddlestix: The Best of Fairport, 1972–19842001Some of Our Yesterdays2002Fairport Convention (2002 compilation)2002Then & Now 1982–1996: The Best of Fairport ConventionFebruary 2003Rhythm of the Times (1985–1990)2003Shines Like Gold (3-CD set)2003Across the Decades (2-CD set)2006The Classic Collection (2-CD set)January 2009Fame and Glory2017The Essential Fairport Convention: Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (3-CD set)2017Come All Ye: The First Ten Years (7-CD set)2018A Tree With Roots: Fairport Convention and the Songs of Bob Dylan
Singles (UK issues) "If I Had a Ribbon Bow"/"If (Stomp)" – February 1968, (Track) "Meet on the Ledge"/"Throwaway Street Puzzle" – December 1968, (Island). Chart: #52 "I'll Keep It with Mine"/"Fotheringay" – 1969, (A&M) "Si Tu Dois Partir"/"Genesis Hall" – July 1969, (Island, UK; A&M, US) Chart: #21 "If (Stomp)"/"Chelsea Morning" – April 1970, (Polydor) "Now Be Thankful"/"Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament..." – September 1970 (Island) "Walk Awhile"/"Sir Patrick Spens" – 1970, (Série Parade: France) "Sickness & Diseases"/"Wizard of Worldly Game" – 1971 "John Lee"/"The Time Is Near" – February 1972 (Island) "The World Has Surely Lost Its Head"/"The Journeyman's Grace" – February 1972 (A&M, US) "Rosie"/"Knights of the Road" – February 1973, (Island) "Rosie"/"Fiddlestix" – May 1973 (Island) "The Devil in the Kitchen"/"Possibly Parsons Green" – January 1974 (Island: Australia / New Zealand only) "White Dress"/"Tears" – 1975, (Island) "Si Tu Dois Partir"/"White Dress" – August 1975 (Série Parade: France) "Jams O'Donnell's Jig"/"The Last Waltz" – June 1978 "Rubber Band"/"The Bonny Black Hare" – March 1980, (Simons Records) "Quazi-Be-Goode"/"Where Would You Rather Be Tonight?" – August 1986 (Sunrise) "Meet on the Ledge"/"Sigh Beg Sigh Mor" – May 1987 (Island)
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External links Richard Thompson Site Sandy Denny singles
Online Discography [ AllMusic Discography]