Fairport Convention

The First Time: Lyndon Bolton – Fairport Convention, Dundee Caird Hall, 13th November 1973

January 31, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0

Fairport Convention in Dundee’s imposing Caird Hall was my first gig. Aged 15 it was an event that made a lasting impression. Not just because it was the first of what became one of my life’s […]

Interview: Fairport Convention’s Dave Pegg on the band’s first 55 years and the ukulele bass

May 17, 2022 Martin Johnson 3

He may be only the bass player but he has helped create the British folk rock genre. Fairport Convention may have defined British folk rock but their mix of traditional music with the sounds associated with […]

Interview: Talking Elephant Record’s Malcolm Holmes on his love of folk and ‘70s rock

January 25, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

From Fairport’s Ashley Hutchins and Iain Matthews to echoes of the ‘60s Canterbury Scene. Regular readers of Americana UK interviews will be aware that from time to time we speak to non-musicians who none the less […]

Interview: Son Volt’s Jay Farrar on new record “Electro Melodica”

August 10, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

Back to the ‘40s and ‘50s for old amps and space adventures. Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt have contributed significantly to the development of Americana, and the common denominator is singer-songwriter and guitarist Jay Farrar. Son […]

VERSIONS: “Mattie Groves (Child ballad number 81)” and the folk process

July 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The folk process they call it – the movement of a song from one place to another, with variations occurring in the tune and the words. At the extreme, a song can cross an ocean, spend […]