Ever and anon, out of trauma and tragedy arises, phoenix-like, a thing of wonder from the ashes. In May of 1969, Fairport Convention’s band van swerved off the road and down a steep embankment on the ...

*** Fairport Convention, The Five Seasons (Rough Trade): Hopefully, Fairport Convention is just off its game and not losing energy after 23 years. There are some fine examples of the band’s trademark ...

Who indeed knows where the time goes? Fairport Convention mark 40 years with a new CD, Sense of Occasion (Matty Grooves), which is, coincidentally, their 40th album release. Though the Fairport family ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Compiled by Andrew Batt, the curator behind the musical stage show, "The Lady A ...

British folklore is populated with loveable rogues and duelling knights. King Arthur capered around the isles brandishing Excalibur, his legendary sword. Robin Hood and his band of outlaws skulked ...

It is hard to believe that 40 years have passed since five teenagers first picked up their guitars at the Nicol family home in Muswell Hill. Rehearsing mainly American folk songs by Joni Mitchell, Bob ...