Tag Archives: Fairport Convention

Massive Box Set Explores FAIRPORT CONVENTION’s ’80s

May 20, 2024

If FAIRPORT CONVENTION were the foremost folk-rock ensemble in England in the ’70s, the next decade found them at a loss, August 4th, 1979 marking the band’s farewell performance – staged at the village of Cropredy where they promised to … Continue reading →

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British Folk Rock Elite Bring “Bold Reynold” Back

May 8, 2024

2023’s was a sensational folk-rock enterprise that could be considered a new milestone in the genre’s existence, yet for the project’s mastermind David Carroll, he of SPINNING WHEEL fame, the album was first and foremost an exhilarating excursion down memory … Continue reading →

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FAIRPORT CONVENTION Take Full “Full House” To The Stage

February 18, 2023

Even if it wasn’t so strong, with classics such as “Dirty Linen” and “Sloth” among its tracks, 1970’s “Full House” would stand out in FAIRPORT CONVENTION‘s canon, because this platter was their first to not feature female lead – as … Continue reading →

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DAVID CARROLL AND FRIENDS – Bold Reynold

January 8, 2023

Talking Elephant 2022 Friendly fusing their strings into a patina-coated panel that reflects the past, stalwarts of British music mythos-scene look into the future. Nowadays, fresh proponents of folk rock seem to prefer fiery delivery to vibrant depth of the … Continue reading →

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Veterans Of British Folk Rock Fuse Into “Bold Reynold”

November 7, 2022

They call it “a fusion of friends” and old pals they are indeed, David Carroll who used to roll with SPINNING WHEEL and has called recently on the members of FAIRPORT CONVENTION and GRYPHON – Dave Pegg and Chris Leslie … Continue reading →

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