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Origins
Bassist

The First Three Albums 1967-9
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After d

Inventing Electric Folk
On [

The 1970s - Time of Change
Dave Swarbrick, having made a major contribution to Liege and Lief, now joined as a full member, but there were disagreements about the direction of the band in the wake of this success.

The Cropredy Era 1979 to 1985
By 1979 the

Years of Stability 1986 to 1997
The new band began

The Modern Fairport 1998 to the Present
In 1998, Dave Mattacks

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Public Recognition
Fairport Convention have rece

Band members
The current line up of Fairport Convention is:
 * Simon Nicol (guitar, lead vocal): 1967 - 1971, 1976–present
 * Dave Pegg (bass guitar, mandolin, backing vocal): 1970–present
 * Ric Sanders (fiddles, occasional keyboards): 1985–present
 * Chris Leslie (fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, lead vocal): 1997–present
 * Gerry Conway (drums and percussion): 1998–present

The following musicians have been members of Fairport Convention:


 * Ashley Hutchings (bass guitar) 1967 - 1969
 * Bob Brady (piano) 1976
 * Bruce Rowland (drums) 1975 - 1984

Discography

 * See Fairport Convention discography