Legacy of Fairport Convention
Artists and genres Fairport Convention directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Groove ArmadaartistGroove Armada are an English electronic music duo, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles "At the River", "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'". The duo have released nine studio albums, six of which have charted in the UK Albums Chart top 50.
Steeleye SpanartistSteeleye Span are a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. The band were part of the 1970s British folk revival, and were commercially successful in that period, with four Top 40 albums and two hit singles: "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat".
Sandy Dennyartist
Richard ThompsonartistRichard Thompson is an English songwriter, musician, singer and record producer.
Cécile CorbelartistCécile Corbel is a French and Breton singer, harpist, and composer. She has released five albums of original music and worked for Studio Ghibli as a composer for its 2010 film Arrietty. Corbel sings in several languages including French, Italian, Breton, and English and has done songs in Spanish, German, Japanese, Irish, and Turkish.
Kairon; IRSE!artist
Goannaartist
The MissionartistThe Mission are an English gothic rock band formed in 1986. Initially known as the Sisterhood, the band was started by frontman Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams, soon adding drummer Mick Brown and guitarist Simon Hinkler. Aside from Hussey, the lineup has changed several times over the years, and the band has been on hiatus twice.
King Crimsonartist
Island RecordsartistIsland Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in 1959, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another label acquired by PolyGram, were both at the time the largest independent record labels in history, with Island having exerted a major influence on the progressive music scene in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s.
Dion DiMucciartist
The Broadsword and the BeastartistThe Broadsword and the Beast is the fourteenth studio album by rock band Jethro Tull, released in April 1982 by Chrysalis Records. The album's musical style features a cross between the dominant synthesizer sound of the 1980s and the folk-influenced style that Jethro Tull used in the previous decade. As such, the band's characteristic acoustic instrumentation is augmented by electronic soundscapes. The electronic aspects of this album would be explored further by the band on their next album, Under Wraps (1984), as well as on Ian Anderson's solo album Walk into Light (1983).
Bryter LayterartistBryter Layter is the second studio album by the English folk singer-songwriter Nick Drake. Released on March 5, 1971 by Island Records, it was his last album to feature other musicians; his next and final studio album, Pink Moon, had Drake perform all songs solo.
Los Lobosartist
Midlakeartist
twenartistTwen is an American rock band formed in 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. The band is composed of vocalist Jane Fitzsimmons and guitarist Ian Jones, who also produces the band's music.
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