The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Trad./ Arr. David Owen" runs the design credit for the pulp fiction paperbacks that adorn the cover of Jim Moray's third album.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Arts & entertainment: Jim Moray has taken on all the sacred cows of folk music - and won. Colin Irwin meets him
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Chris Blackwell is often regarded as synonymous with Bob Marley and rightly so: it was Blackwell who saw in him the potential to grow from a relatively small-time Jamaican artist into a worldwide superstar.
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Though the Convention still releases new music to this day, the essential spirit of their third album has yet to be repeated.
Where Worlds Collide (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Psycho Chicken has let loose the Seven Songs meme again. Mostly Autumn - Tearing at the Faerytale Mostly Autumn - Unoriginal Sin Blue Öyster Cult - Astronomy Fairport Convention - Tam Lin Breathing Space - The Gap Is Too Wide Opeth - Burden Uriah Heep - What Kind of God Four out of the seven are songs I’ve seen live recently, in some [...]
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
After leaving Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort, Ian struck gold with his solo folk-rock debut (not literally).
Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
NOBODY takes themselves seriously these days. Well, they take their brand of hair gel seriously, the labels on their lapels seriously and which journalists they talk to seriously. But not the music. And that's exactly why we love Fleet Foxes.
Banburyshire Brolly (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Banburyshire Brolly music podstation - Show 168 A combined Brolly and Radio Horton show, presented by Jules Procter. Featuring : The Deserter by Fairport Convention My Old Friend Jack by The Puddle Jumpers Chimes of Freedom by The Kenedys Here Comes The Night by Steve Tilston Interview with Jack Edwards and Adrian Hearn Volunteers are a key part to any community, and the Friends of the Horton especially...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
"Viy gavareetyeh pa-angleeskee?" ...sophie's hunt for Rasputin.
A Plague of Angels (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
Shiver-me-timbers-and-blow-the-man-down but I can be one dumb motherf*ck sometimes. Here I'd been resisting listening to MARTHA WAINWRIGHT 's sophomore CD, I KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED BUT I'VE GOT FEELINGS TOO , because I'd never been all that impressed with her much-ballyhooed work with FAIRPORT CONVENTION and husband RICHARD THOMPSON. Uh... hmmm.... So, you see, what I'd been doing was... I'd been confusing...
gmtPlus9 (-15) (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Fairport Convention... Who Knows Where The Time Goes (.wma audio 05:10). From the album Unhalfbricking (1969, Island ILPS 9102).
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
Here at Rock Daily, we’re full of questions. Why has the weather been so volatile? How could the Mets get swept by the Atlanta Braves? And every Friday, what should this week’s Rock List be? Thus, this week’s Rock List is dedicated to songs that ask questions. Tell us what inquiring songs you love and [...]
Liberal England (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Today's video comes from a concert given by Fairport Convention at Maidstone in 1970. One genius, Sandy Denny, had already left the band but another, Richard Thompson, is still in place. Like all good folk songs, this one involves drowing sailors. It is sung by Dave Swarbrick. Fairport Convention are still going strong, though these days everything about them seems a little beery and the lead vocals...
The Observer (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
From Nirvana at Reading to the Stone Roses at Spike Island
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
FEW could have predicted just how good this low-key gig on a hot sticky night was going to be.
