Tag Archives: Fairport Convention

DAVID CARROLL AND FRIENDS – Bold Reynold: Free

September 21, 2026

Talking Elephant 2026 Scoring a hat-trick and tipping their hats to legends of yore, veterans of British folk rock reach for the ultimate liberty of expression. It’s easy to be a cynic and suggest one’s second album carries forward a … Continue reading →

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FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Gladys’ Leap

September 25, 2025

Woodworm 1985 / Talking Elephant 2025 The unlikely, if surefire, return of rustic revelers to the recording fray and friendly forays into the past and the future. When a Gloucestershire postwoman named Gladys would jump over a three-feet-wide brook on … Continue reading →

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Marcella Detroit, Richard Thompson And Other Stars Join Forces To Fight Parkinson’s

January 28, 2025

Parkinson’s disease is a terrible thing, and while there are ways to mitigate its symptoms, it still can’t be cured – but specialists tirelessly try to find a way to create a medicine, and there are charities that support this … Continue reading →

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SIMON NICOL & RIC SANDERS – Greetings From Grolloo

October 12, 2024

RadZ 2024 The thinner the stock the wider the scope: two folk-rock stalwarts expand the unexpecting punters’ horizons. When Fairporters split from their motherlode, it’s usually with the prospect of creating something special of rather large proportions, yet for every … Continue reading →

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DAVID CARROLL AND FRIENDS – Bold Reynold: Too

June 24, 2024

Talking Elephant 2024 The second, yet second to none, chapter of a breathtaking endeavor from performers of esteemed vintage – possessed of envious vim and impeccable taste. With the first advent of being so perfect as to set a new … Continue reading →

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