Fairport Convention

About Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band, formed in 1967 by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer Shaun Frater. They started out influenced by American folk rock, with a set list dominated by Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell songs and a sound that earned them the nickname "the British Jefferson Airplane". Vocalists Judy Dyble and Iain Matthews joined them before the recording of their self-titled debut in 1968; afterwards, Dyble was replaced by Sandy Denny, and Matthews later left during the recording of their third album.

Members

J

Judy Dyble

multi-instrumentalist

M

Martin Lamble

drummer

R

Richard Thompson

multi-instrumentalist

D

Dave Mattacks

multi-instrumentalist

D

Dave Pegg

multi-instrumentalist

T

Tom Farnell

multi-instrumentalist

R

Roger Hill

multi-instrumentalist

D

David Rea

multi-instrumentalist

P

Paul Warren

multi-instrumentalist

J

Jerry Donahue

multi-instrumentalist

T

Trevor Lucas

multi-instrumentalist

B

Bruce Rowland

multi-instrumentalist

Bob Brady

multi-instrumentalist

R

Roger Burridge

multi-instrumentalist

M

Maartin Allcock

multi-instrumentalist

R

Ric Sanders

multi-instrumentalist

C

Chris Leslie

multi-instrumentalist

G

Gerry Conway

multi-instrumentalist