Fairport Convention discography
Folk rock group Fairport Convention is usually credited as the first English electric folk band. Founded in 1967 and initially covering songs by artists such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, they developed a devoted niche following by providing electrified and upbeat versions of traditional folk tunes alongside with their own compositions. In a career spanning over forty years, notable for numerous changes of line-up as well as continued success, Fairport Convention have issued over fifty albums.
Singles (UK issues)
- "If (Stomp)"/"If I Had a Ribbon Bow" February 1968, (Track Records)
- "Meet on the Ledge"/"Throwaway Street Puzzle" December 1968 (Island)
- "I'll Keep It With Mine"/"Fotheringay" - 1969
- "Si Tu Dois Partir"/"Genesis Hall" - July 1969 Chart: #21 [1]
- "If (Stomp)"/"Chelsea Morning" - April 1970 (Polydor Records)
- "Now Be Thankful"/"Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament..." - September 1970 (Island)
- "Walk Awhile"/"Sir Patrick Spens" - Late 1970
- "Sickness & Diseases"/"Wizard Of Worldly Game" - 1971
- "John Lee"/"The Time Is Near" - February 1972 (Island)
- "The World Has Surely Lost Its Head"/"The Journeyman's Grace" - February 1972
- "Rosie"/"Knights of the Road" - February 1973, Island
- "Rosie"/"Fiddlestix" - May 1973
- "The Devil In The Kitchen"/"Possibly Parsons Green" - January 1974 (Australia / New Zealand only)
- "White Dress"/"Tears" - 1975, Island
- "Si Tu Dois Partir"/"White Dress" - August 1975
- "Jams O'Donnell's Jig"/"The Last Waltz" - June 1978
- "Rubber Band"/"The Bonny Black Hare" - March 1980
- "Quazi-Be-Goode"/"Where Would You Rather Be Tonight?" - August 1986
- "Meet on the Ledge"/"Sigh Beg Sigh Mor" - May 1987
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Date |
Title |
July 1974 |
Fairport Live Convention (titled A Moveable Feast in the USA) |
January 1977 |
Live at the L.A. Troubadour (Recorded Sept 1970) |
1979 |
Farewell Farewell (aka Encore Encore) |
1982 |
Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (Recorded 15 August 1981) |
June 1986 |
House Full: Live at the L.A. Troubadour (Recorded Sept 1970) |
October 1994 |
25th Anniversary Concert |
1997 |
Encore, encore |
1998 |
The Cropredy Box (3-CD set) |
1999 |
Cropredy 98 |
2000 |
Kind Fortune(2-CD set - the first live, the second a compilation) |
2002 |
From Cropredy to Portmeirion (Recorded 1990) |
2002 |
The Airing Cupboard Tapes (Recorded 1971-1974) |
2002 |
Cropredy 2002 (2-CD set) |
2004 |
The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (2-CD set + interview DVD, recorded at Cropredy 1986 & 1987) |
2004 |
Cropredy Capers: 25 Years of Fairport Convention and Friends at Cropredy Festival (4-CD set) |
2005 |
Journeyman's Grace |
2005 |
Acoustically Down Under (Recorded 1996) |
2006 |
Off the Desk |
2007 |
Live at the BBC |
2007 |
Who Knows? 1975 |
2007 |
On the Ledge (2-CD set, 35th Anniversary Concert) |
2008 |
Live At Cropredy '08 |
January 2012 |
Babbacombe Lee Live Again |
August 2013 |
Live at the LA Troubadour (live album featuring Sandy Denny issued on the Rising For the Moon Deluxe Edition) |
Compilation albums
Release date |
Title |
1972 |
The History of Fairport Convention |
1975 |
Tour Sampler (UK Only issue) |
July 1976 |
Fairport Chronicles USA Only A&M Records SP3530 |
1983 |
Folk With Poke (Instrumentals And Sloth) Studio / live (Australia-only compilation) |
1991 |
The Woodworm Years |
1995 |
A Chronicle of Sorts 1967 - 1969 |
1999 |
Meet On the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975 (2-CD set) |
1999 |
Fiddlestix: The Best of Fairport, 1970-1984 |
2001 |
Some of Our Yesterdays |
2002 |
Fairport Convention (2002 compilation) |
2002 |
Then & Now 1982 - 1996: The Best of Fairport Convention |
February 2003 |
Rhythm Of The Times (1985 - 1990) |
2003 |
Shines Like Gold (3-CD set) |
2003 |
Across the Decades (2-CD set) |
2006 |
The Classic Collection (2-CD set) |
January 2009 |
Fame and Glory |
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- History of Fairport Convention (1972)
- Tour Sampler (1975)
- Fairport Chronicles (1976)
- The Woodworm Years (1991)
- A Chronicle of Sorts 1967 - 1969
- Meet On the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975
- Some of Our Yesterdays
- Fairport Convention (2002 compilation)
- Then & Now 1982 - 1996: The Best of Fairport Convention
- Rhythm of the Times (2003)
- Across the Decades (2003)
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