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Fairport Convention

Saturday 1st Feb 2025

location_city The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

£35.00

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Fairport Convention

English folk band formed in the late 60s - credited as being the first electric folk band.

Current line-up features Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie and Gerry Conway. Former influential fiddle-player Dave Swarbrick died in 2016.

The band received a "Lifetime Achievement" award from the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2002.

Key releases include "Unhalfbricking", "Liege and Lief" and "Full House".

The Queen's Hall

Clerk St
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH8 9JG

Website

https://www.thequeenshall.net

Telephone

0131 668 2019