Fairport Convention "The Hangman's Reel" (Live-1970)
“The Hangman’s Reel”, composed by Dave Swarbrick, was specifically recorded by Fairport Convention for the BBC Radio programme “Folk on One”. The performance was broadcast on Sunday, 26 July 1970, produced by Francis Lane. It was included on a track on the group’s 20th compilation “Live at the BBC” (UMG/Hip-O B0018PFY10), a four-disc boxed-set anthology of recordings made for various BBC radio programmes between 1967 and 1974, issued on 16 April 2007. Dave Swarbrick: Violin Richard Thompson & Simon Nicol: Electric guitar Dave Mattacks: Drums Dave Pegg: Bass 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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