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Fairport Convention: Come All Ye - The First Ten Years

From Leonard Cohen covers to radical re-interpretations of traditional English folk songs, Fairport Convention quietly turned their backs on the psychedelic '60s in favour of 17th-century child ballads.

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Judy Dyble: Anthology Part One

Judy Dyble sang with the Incredible String Band, Fairport Convention and Giles, Giles Fripp. Then she disappeared...

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Fairport Convention: Myths and Heroes

In some ways, Fairport's new album, Myths and Heroes is a bit of a throwback to their hallowed legacy.

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What Nashville Might Learn from the Carolina Chocolate Drops

The Carolina Chocolate Drops show us why it's important that country music gets in touch with its real base: rural America and the many gifts that rural America offers.

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Counting Crows: Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)

Fifteen covers performed with as fine a sense of group interplay as you’ll find outside the jazz world.

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Laura Marling: A Creature I Don't Know

Laura Marling is just 21, but her new album confirms her timeless talent.

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Baba Zula: Gecekondu

Self-proclaimed "psychebelly dance music" pioneers hit one out of the park.

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P.G. Six: Starry Mind

P.G. Six returns with inventive and mellow sounds.

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Richard Thompson: Walking on a Wire: Richard Thompson (1968-2009)

It took long enough, but there's finally a great way to sample Richard Thompson's long and prolific career.

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Fotheringay: Fotheringay 2

A second Fotheringay album is little more than a footnote to the larger stories of Fairport Convention and British folk-rock, but a pleasant and lovingly-assembled footnote.

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Fairport Convention: Unhalfbricking

Though the Convention still releases new music to this day, the essential spirit of their third album has yet to be repeated.

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Fairport Convention: Maidstone 1970 [DVD]

A disappointingly short glimpse of a once important band.

Ryan Scott

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Fairport Convention: Fairport Convention 35th Anniversary Concert [DVD]

Fairport Convention’s band membership may have been significantly different 35 years ago, but while the names have changed, the high musical quality has remained intact.

Dan MacIntosh

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From Leonard Cohen covers to radical re-interpretations of traditional English folk songs, Fairport Convention quietly turned their backs on the psychedelic '60s in favour of 17th-century child ballads.

Judy Dyble sang with the Incredible String Band, Fairport Convention and Giles, Giles Fripp. Then she disappeared...

In some ways, Fairport's new album, Myths and Heroes is a bit of a throwback to their hallowed legacy.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops show us why it's important that country music gets in touch with its real base: rural America and the many gifts that rural America offers.

Fifteen covers performed with as fine a sense of group interplay as you’ll find outside the jazz world.

Laura Marling is just 21, but her new album confirms her timeless talent.

Self-proclaimed "psychebelly dance music" pioneers hit one out of the park.

P.G. Six returns with inventive and mellow sounds.

It took long enough, but there's finally a great way to sample Richard Thompson's long and prolific career.

A second Fotheringay album is little more than a footnote to the larger stories of Fairport Convention and British folk-rock, but a pleasant and lovingly-assembled footnote.

Though the Convention still releases new music to this day, the essential spirit of their third album has yet to be repeated.

After leaving Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort, Ian struck gold with his solo folk-rock debut (not literally).

A disappointingly short glimpse of a once important band.

Fairport Convention’s band membership may have been significantly different 35 years ago, but while the names have changed, the high musical quality has remained intact.