Richard Thompson - The Pitfall/The Excursion
One time member and driving force behind the folk band Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson is a prolific songwriter, both solo and with his wife Linda. "The Pitfall/Excursion" is a rare track from 1976 included on the 'Guitar,Vocal Collection of Unreleased and Rare Material' cd.
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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