Biography:
Fairport Convention is often credited with being one of the first English folk rock bands. Formed in 1967, Fairport rapidly developed from playing cover versions of American 'west coast' music to an individual style which melded rock music with traditional English folk tunes and songs.
Like their peers The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Jefferson Airplane they were blessed with several considerable individual talents and produced music that -at least initially- was eclectic, as well as exploratory.
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- Breakfast In Mayfair
- Bring Em Down
- Bring Me Back My Feathers
- Cajun Woman
- Cell Song
- Celtic Moon
- Chelsea Morning
- Claudy Banks
- Clear Water
- Close To The Wind
- Closing Time
- Come All Ye
- Crazy Man Michael
- Dark Eyed Molly
- Dawn
- Decameron
- Devils Work
- Diamonds And Gold
- Doctor Of Physick
- Dont Leave Too Soon
- Eastern Rain
- Eynsham Poacher
- Farewell Farewell
- Fotheringay
- Genesis Hall
- George Jackson
- Ginnie
- Home Is Where The Heart Is
- Honour And Praise
- How Many Times
- How Many Times Do You Have To Fall
- Hungarian Rhapsody
- I Dont Know Where I Stand
- I Wandered By A Brookside
- If I Had A Ribbon Bow
- If Stomp
- Ill Keep It With Mine
- Im Already There
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- Its Alright Ma Its Only Witchcraft
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- Jesus On The Mainline
- John Condon
- John Gaudie
- John My Son
- Knights Of The Road
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- Let It Go
- Little Did I Think
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- Lord Marlborough
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- Matthew Mark Luke And John
- Matty Groves
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- Million Dollar Bash
- Morning Glory
- My Girl
- My Love Is In America
- Naughty Sailors Alphabet
- Neil Gows Apprentice
- No Mans Land
- Nottamun Town
- Now Be Thankful
- One More Chance
- One Sure Thing
- Open The Door Richard
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- Over The Next Hill
- Percys Song
- Pleasure And Pain
- Polly On The Shore
- Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman
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- Restless
- Reunion Hill
- Reynardine
- Rising For The Moon
- Rocky Road
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- Sun Shade
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- Tale In Hard Time
- Talking About My Love
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- The Fossil Hunter
- The Heart Of The Song
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- The Plainsman
- The Poor Ditching Boy
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- The Vision
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
Em C Em C
[Verse]
Em C G D/F#
I went down to the hiring fair for to sell my labour
Em C Bm C
I noticed a maid in the very next row, I hoped she'd be my neighbour
G D/F# Em C
Imagine then my delight when the farmer picked us both
D
Though I spoke not a word on the cart to the farm
Em C
My heart beat in my throat
[Verse]
Em C G D/F#
My lodging was dry and my master fair, I gave him full measure
Em C Bm C
Like corn in the field my envy grew, for in his house was my treasure
G D/F# Em C
I watched her carry water, or drive cows from the byre
D
And the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong
Em C Em C
And with it my desire
[Verse]
Em C G D/F#
I see her in my dreaming and in my dreams caress
Em C Bm C
Her lips, her eyes, her dark brown hair, the curves beneath her dress
G D/F# Em C
And harvest time it came at last, so heavy was our task
D
That the women and the men worked side by side
Em C Em C
So I had her near at last
[Verse]
Em C G D
I swung harder with my scythe, few words between us passed
Em C Bm C
I cursed my tongue-tied youthfulness, hoped she'd hear my heart
G D/F# Em C
When all was safely gathered in, we sat down to rest
D
My trembling fingers touched her arm
Em
She placed them on her breast
[Instrumental]
Em C Em C Em C Em C
[Verse]
Em C G D/F#
She turned to me as the sun went down and all my senses reeled
Em C Bm C
We lay there on the scented ground 'til the moon rose over the field
[Instrumental]
G D/F# Em C
D Em C Em C
Gm7 Eb Gm7 Eb
Gm7 Eb Gm7 Eb
Em C Em C
[Verse]
Em C G D/F#
She was safely gathered in my arms when from the barn
Em C Bm C
Drifted the sound of a violin and we hurried to the farm
G D/F# Em C
All were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air
D
And I thanked the stars and the harvest moon
Em
For the girl from the hiring fair
[Outro]
Em C Em C Em C x3
Em C Em C
[Verse]
Em C G D/F#
I went down to the hiring fair for to sell my labour
Em C Bm C
I noticed a maid in the very next row, I hoped she'd be my neighbour
G D/F# Em C
Imagine then my delight when the farmer picked us both
D
Though I spoke not a word on the cart to the farm
Em C
My heart beat in my throat
[Verse]
Em C G D/F#
My lodging was dry and my master fair, I gave him full measure
Em C Bm C
Like corn in the field my envy grew, for in his house was my treasure
G D/F# Em C
I watched her carry water, or drive cows from the byre
D
And the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong
Em C Em C
And with it my desire
[Verse]
Em C G D/F#
I see her in my dreaming and in my dreams caress
Em C Bm C
Her lips, her eyes, her dark brown hair, the curves beneath her dress
G D/F# Em C
And harvest time it came at last, so heavy was our task
D
That the women and the men worked side by side
Em C Em C
So I had her near at last
[Verse]
Em C G D
I swung harder with my scythe, few words between us passed
Em C Bm C
I cursed my tongue-tied youthfulness, hoped she'd hear my heart
G D/F# Em C
When all was safely gathered in, we sat down to rest
D
My trembling fingers touched her arm
Em
She placed them on her breast
[Instrumental]
Em C Em C Em C Em C
[Verse]
Em C G D/F#
She turned to me as the sun went down and all my senses reeled
Em C Bm C
We lay there on the scented ground 'til the moon rose over the field
[Instrumental]
G D/F# Em C
D Em C Em C
Gm7 Eb Gm7 Eb
Gm7 Eb Gm7 Eb
Em C Em C
[Verse]
Em C G D/F#
She was safely gathered in my arms when from the barn
Em C Bm C
Drifted the sound of a violin and we hurried to the farm
G D/F# Em C
All were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air
D
And I thanked the stars and the harvest moon
Em
For the girl from the hiring fair
[Outro]
Em C Em C Em C x3
Faith First
Faith Marie
Faith Music Mani (...)
Faith Mussa
Faith Petric
FALC
Falconer
Falete
Falk
Falkenbach