FolkBlog

The gang in Fairport Convention continues to put out quality folk/rock af ter all these years. Their brand new one, Over the Next Hill, released in the US on Compass Records, features tight vocal harmonies, crisp ensemble playing, and occasionally frenetic fiddling — all the things you’ve come to expect from Fairport over the [...]

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Hurricane Charley
My parents have been up in Ohio for the last two months, but their primary home is in Port Charlotte, Florida. Their plan was to leave Ohio in a week and a half fora long-planned driving vacation of the west, including Tahoe and San Francisco. Instead, thanks to Hurricane Charley, they left for Port [...]

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I know Richard Thompson has a long-established connection to traditional music of the UK through Fairport Convention, but still, I wonder whether about the irish connection and him being booked by the Dublin (Ohio) Irish Festival. I’m not complaining, mind you, and I’ll be as close to the stage as I can get, but still [...]

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