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Fairport Convention "A Sailor's Life" (Live-1969)

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Recorded live on 26 February 1969 at the Adam and Eve Club, Southhampton University, Southhampton, England. Lyrics & music Traditional; arranged by 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 San...

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