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Plainsong "Lost John" (1994)

Fairport ConventionIain Matthews
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"Lost John", lyrics & music: Traditional, arr: Andy Roberts. Recorded by Plainsong for their 1994 CD "Voices Electric". The line-up for the “Voices Electric” CD was as follows: Iain Matthews: Vocals, acoustic guitar and shaker Andy Roberts: Vocals, 6-and-12-string acoustic guitars, bass, dulcimer, banjo and bodhrán Julian Dawson: Acoustic guitar, bass, banjo and harmonica Mark Griffiths: Electric & acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, drums and drum programming INDUCT FAIRPORT CONVENTION INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!

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 San...

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