The group who started Folkrock in UK...the first LP was influenced from US-Psych & BYRDS, before the own sound was
found in a mix of traditional UK folk with Rock & Pop.
..the two masterpieces are the album FULLHOUSE (with great song SLOTH you will hear  prog influences too) plus
the album LIEGE & LIEF.

see :
Ian Matthews ; Richard & Linda Thompson ; Eclection ; Fotheringay ; Exception ; Uglys ; Jethro Tull ;
Strawbs ; Albion Band ; Trader Horn ; Steeleye Span ; Plainsong ; Pyramids ; Ronny Lane ; The Bunch ;
Dave Swarbrick ; Sandy Denny ; Giles Giles & Fripp ; Matthews Southern Comfort ; Grease Band ;

Musicians :
Judy Dyble (67-68), Sandy Denny (68-70) - vocals ; Ian Matthews (Ian McDonald) (68-69) - vocals ;
Simon Nicol - voc., guitars, dulcimer ; Ashley Hutchings (67-69), Dave Pegg - voc., bass, violin, viola, mandoline ;
Richard Thompson (-71) - guitars, vocals ; Martin Lamble (died 1969), Dave Mattacks - drums, e-piano ;
Dave Swarbrick - vocals, fiddle, viola, mandoline ;
1971-1980 :
Roger Hill, David Rea, Trevor Lucas, Jerry Donahue - guitar, vocals;
Tom Farnal, Paul Warren, Bruce Rowlands - drums; Dan Ar Bras - guitar;
Bob Brady - piano; Roger Burridge - mandoline, fiddle;
1985-1990:
Martin Allcock - mandolin, guitar, slide; Ric Sanders (ex-Soft Machine) - violin, keyboards ;
+ Pegg, Nicol, Mattacks  (+ R.Thompson & J.Donahue);

Producers: Fairport Convention & John Wood ;  Engineer: John Wood ;
Design & Photos: Roberta Nicol ;


Side 1
Lord Marlborough   3:21
Sir William Gower  4:52
Bridge over the River Ash       2:10
Wizard of the Worldly Game  4:00
The Journeyman Grace  4:30

Side 2
Angel Delight  3:34
Banks of the sweet Primroses   4:06
Instrumental Medley :  3:25
  The Cuckoo Nest
  Hardiman the Fiddler
The Bonny Black Hare   3:03
Sickness & Diseases    3:45

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