Despite this, there is an established and (relatively) clearly defined arc. One traced by Come All Ye. Their first album, made with Judy Dyble as their singer, was a response to American folk-rock ...

Sometimes there’s reason to believe the hype. For instance, Fairport Convention–next to which the word “legendary” so often seems to appear–long has been hailed as the group that invented English folk ...

Few bands can claim to have shaped an entire genre, but Fairport Convention have been doing just that for nearly six decades.

Next year marks 60 years since Fairport Convention played its first gig and, amazingly, the folk-rock band is still on the road, writes Richard Thompstone. Two-thirds of the way through its 24-date ...