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 & the album LIEGE & LIEF.

see :
Ian Matthew ; 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; Simon Nicol - voc., guitars, dulcimer;
Ian Matthews (Ian McDonald) (68-69) - vocals;
Ashley Hutchings (67-69), Dave Pegg - voc.,bass, mandoline;
Richard Thompson (-71) - guitars, voc.: Martin Lamble (died 1969), Dave Mattacks - drums;
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, keyb.;
+ Pegg, Nicol, Mattacks  (+ R.Thompson & J.Donahue)

Fiddlestix - The Best Of Fairport 1972 - 1984 (RVCD-47)

 TRACKS
1.  Fiddlestix
2.  Sir Patrick Spens
3.  Banks of the sweet Primroses
4.  The Plainsman
5.  The Hexhamshire Lass
6.  Polly on the Shore
7.  Days Of ‘49
8.  Possibly Parsons Green
9.  Down in the Flood
10. Rising for the Moon
11. White Dress
12. The Eynsham Poacher
13. Adieu, adieu
14. Three drunken Maidens
15. Reynard the Fox
16. The Widow of Westmorland
17. Close to the Wind
18. It suits me well
19. Jenny’s Chickens/The Mason’s Apron