Fairport Convention first convened in 1967, invented British folk-rock and 55 years later are still going strong. 

 

With 29 albums and thousands of gigs to their name, along with countless solo and collaborative projects by current and former band members, Fairport Convention have found friends and fans everywhere. And with their annual Cropredy Convention regularly attracting 20,000 people to ‘Britain’s friendliest festival’, the affection and regard in which the godfathers of folk-rock are held knows no bounds. 

 

With contributions from Fairport stalwarts Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg, and an introduction by Fairport historian Nigel Schofield, this book is a fan’s-eye romp through 55 years of making music, mates and mischief, the latter aided from time to time by the odd pint of beer.

 

Hardback.

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Richard Houghton lives in Manchester. The author of more than 20 books on music, including authorised fan histories of Jethro Tull, Simple Minds, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, The Stranglers, Shaun Ryder, Fairport Convention and The Wedding Present, Richard created the People’s History series. He is the Managing Director of Spenwood Books.