These days, the legendary folk-rock band Fairport Convention isn’t as widely known as it once was, and yet Richard Thompson, the band’s most storied guitarist, is often cited as an influence by a wide ...

Folk rock legends Fairport Convention have announced Spring 2026 tour dates for England and Wales. With two acclaimed tours last year, as well as hosting and selling out their famed Cropredy festival ...

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“It’s a great career opportunity for me,” the 65-year-old singer-songwriter says with mock sincerity. Thompson will do an acoustic set in Melbourne tomorrow and in Sydney next week before his headline ...

Fairport Convention continue their 50th anniversary celebrations with an on-stage reunion of the current line-up and virtually all the ex-members still living. The event will take place at Cropredy ...

This year’s spring tour will present a mix of long-established Fairport favourites and some surprises from albums old and new including their latest album, Shuffle and Go. Fairport Convention have won ...

During that time the band that launched British folk-rock has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same - their passion for performance. Featuring founding member Simon Nicol on guitar ...

23 September 1969 Amplified, but intricate, fiddle-playing against the sheer guts of electric guitar is English folk music for the 1970s At the bottom of a bank of amplifiers are scattered – of all ...