「フェアポート・コンベンション」は、ブリティッシュ・トラッドに取り組んだロック・バンドです。そこから派生した「スティーライ・スパン」、「アルビオン・バンド」、「フォザリンゲイ」などとともに、1体系をなしています。サンディ・デニーが在籍していたことでも知られますが、ジュディ・ダイブル、イアン・マシューズ、リチャード・トンプソン、アシュリー・ハッチングス、サイモン・ニコル、デイブ・スワブリックなど、重要なメンバーが集まっていました。また、メンバー・チェンジが多く、オリジナル・メンバーがいなくなった時期があり、再加入したメンバーも3人います。僕が、このバンドを詳しく知ったのは、「レコード・コレクターズ1991年5月号」によります。この号の第2特集でフェアポートが取り上げられました。フェアポートは、最初はフォーク・ロックを志向し、イギリスのジェファーソン・エアプレインと言われていましたが、ふとしたきっかけでブリティッシュ・トラッドに傾向していきます。よく聴くのは、その本格化が図られた「LIEGE & LIEF」です。
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#1(1967.5)
- RICHARD THOMPSON(g)
- SIMON NICOL(g,vo)
- ASHLEY HUTCHINGS(b)
- SHAUN FRATER(ds)
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#2(1967.6-11)
- JUDY DYBLE(vo)
- RICHARD THOMPSON(g)
- SIMON NICOL(g,vo)
- ASHLEY HUTCHINGS(b)
- MARTIN LAMBLE(ds)
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#3(1967.11-1968.5)
- JUDY DYBLE(vo)
- IAN MATTHEWS(vo)
- RICHARD THOMPSON(g)
- SIMON NICOL(g,vo)
- ASHLEY HUTCHINGS(b)
- MARTIN LAMBLE(ds)
FAIRPORT CONVENTION
1 TIME WILL SHOW THE WISER/ 2 I DON'T KNOW WHERE I STAND/ 3 IF (STOMP)/ 4 DECAMERON/ 5 JACK O'DIAMONDS/ 6 PORTFOLIO/ 7 CHELSEA MORNING/ 8 SUN SHADE/ 9 THE LOBSTER/ 10 IT'S ALRIGHT MA, IT'S ONLY WITCHCRAFT/ 11 ONE SURE THING/ 12 M.1 BREAKDOWN
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#4(1968.5-1969.1)
- SANDY DENNY(vo)
- IAN MATTHEWS(vo)
- RICHARD THOMPSON(g,vo)
- SIMON NICOL(g,vo)
- ASHLEY HUTCHINGS(b)
- MARTIN LAMBLE(ds)
WHAT WE DID ON MY OUR HOLIDAYS
1 FOTHERINGAY/ 2 MR. LACEY/ 3 BOOK SONG/ 4 “THE LORD IS IN THIS PLACE, HOW DREADFUL IS THIS PLACE?”/ 5 NO MAN'S LAND/ 6 I'LL KEEP IT WITH MINE/ 7 EASTERN RAIN/ 8 NOTTAMUN TOWN/ 9 TALE IN HARD TIME/ 10 SHE MOVES THROUGH THE FAIR/ 11 MEET ON THE LEADGE/ 12 END OF A HOLIDAY
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#5(1969.1-6)
- SANDY DENNY(vo)
- RICHARD THOMPSON(g,vo)
- SIMON NICOL(g,vo)
- ASHLEY HUTCHINGS(b)
- MARTIN LAMBLE(ds)
UNHALFBRICKING
1 GENESIS HALL/ 2 SI TU DOIS PARTIR/ 3 AUTOPSY/ 4 A SAILOR'S LIFE/ 5 CAJUN WOMAN/ 6 WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES/ 7 PERCY'S SONG/ 8 MILLION DOLLAR BASH
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#6(1969.8-11)
- SANDY DENNY(vo)
- RICHARD THOMPSON(g,vo)
- SIMON NICOL(g,vo)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- ASHLEY HUTCHINGS(b,vo)
- DAVE MATTACKS(ds)
LIEGE & LIEF
1 COME ALL YE/ 2 REYNARDINE/ 3 MATTY GROVES/ 4 FAREWELL, FAREWELL/ 5 THE DESERTER/ 6 MEDLEY (THE LARK IN THE MORNING, RAKISH PADDY, FOXHUNTERS' JIG, TOSS THE FEATHERS)/ 7 TAM LIN/ 8 CRAZY MAN MICHAEL
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#7(1969.12-1971.1)
- RICHARD THOMPSON(g,vo)
- SIMON NICOL(g,vo)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- DAVE MATTACKS(ds)
FULL HOUSE
1 WALK AWHILE/ 2 DIRTY LINEN/ 3 SLOTH/ 4 SIR PATRICK SPENS/ 5 FLATBACK CAPER/ 6 DOCTOR OF PHYSICK/ 7 THE FLOWERES OF THE FOREST
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#8(1971.1-11)
- SIMON NICOL(g,vo)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- DAVE MATTACKS(ds)
ANGEL DELIGHT
1 LORD MARLBOROUGH/ 2 SIR WILLIAM GOWER/ 3 BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER ASH/ 4 WIZARD OF THE WORLDLY GAME/ 5 THE JOURNEYMANS GRACE/ 6 ANGEL DELIGHT/ 7 BANKS OF THE SWEET PRIMROSES/ 8 INSTRUMENTAL MEDLEY/ 9 THE BONNY BLACK HARE/ 10 SICKNESS & DISEASES
“BABBACOMBE” LEE
1 THE VERDICT/ 2 LITTLE DID I THINK/ 3 I WAS SIXTEEN (PART 1)/ 4 JOHN MY SON/ 5 I WAS SIXTEEN (PART 2)/ 6 ST. NINIANS ISLE/TRUMPET HORNPIPE/ 7 SAILOR'S ALPHABET/ 8 JOHN LEE/ 9 NEWSPAPER READING/ 10 BREAKFAST IN MAYFAIR/ 11 TRAIL SONG/ 12 CELL SONG/ 13 THE TIME IS NEAR/ 14 DREAM SONG/ 15 WAKE UP JOHN (HANGING SONG)
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#9(1971.11-1972.2)
- ROGER HILL(g)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- DAVE MATTACKS(ds)
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#10(1972.3-6)
- ROGER HILL(g,vo)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- TOM FARNALL(ds)
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#11(1972.6-7)
- DAVID REA(g)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- TOM FARNALL(ds)
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#12(1972.8-1974.2)
- TREVOR LUCAS(g,vo)
- JERRY DONAHUE(g)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- DAVE MATTACKS(ds)
ROSIE
1 ROSIE/ 2 MATHEW, MARK, LUKE & JOHN/ 3 KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD/ 4 PEGGY'S PUB/ 5 THE PLAINSMAN/ 6 HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY/ 7 MY GIRL/ 8 ME WITH YOU/ 9 THE HENS MARCH THROUGH THE MIDDEN & THE FOUR POSTER BED/ 10 FURS & FEATHERS
NINE
1 THE HEXHAMSHIRE LASS/ 2 POLLY ON THE SHORE/ 3 THE BRILLIANCY MEDLEY & CHEROKEE SHUFFLE/ 4 TO ALTHEA FROM PRISON/ 5 TOKYO/ 6 BRING 'EM DOWN/ 7 BIG WILLIAM/ 8 PLEASURE & PAIN/ 9 POSSIBLY PARSONS GREEN
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#13(1974.3-1975.1)
- SANDY DENNY(vo)
- TREVOR LUCAS(g,vo)
- JERRY DONAHUE(g)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- DAVE MATTACKS(ds)
FAIRPORT LIVE CONVENTION
1 MATTY GROVES/ 2 ROSIE/ 3 JIDDLESTIX/ 4 JOHN THE GUN/ 5 SOMETHING YOU GOT/ 6 SLOTH/ 7 DIRTY LINEN/ 8 DOWN IN THE FLOOD/ 9 SIR B. MACKENZIE
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#14(1975.1-2)
- SANDY DENNY(vo)
- TREVOR LUCAS(g,vo)
- JERRY DONAHUE(g)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- PAUL WARREN(ds)
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#15(1975.2-1976.1)
- SANDY DENNY(vo)
- TREVOR LUCAS(g,vo)
- JERRY DONAHUE(g)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- BRUCE RAWLAND(ds)
RISING FOR THE MOON
1 RISING FOR THE MOON/ 2 RESTLESS/ 3 WHITE DRESS/ 4 LET IT GO/ 5 STRANGER TO HIMSELF/ 6 WHAT IS TRUE/ 7 IRON LION/ 8 DAWN/ 9 AFTER HALLOWEEN/ 10 NIGHT-TIME GIRL/ 11 ONE MORE CHANCE
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#16(1976.2-8)
- DAN AR BRAS(g)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- ROGER BURRIDGE(fid,mln)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- BRUCE RAWLAND(ds)
- BOB BRADY(p)
GOTTLE O' GEAR
1 WHEN FIRST INTO THIS COUNTRY/ 2 OUR BAND/ 3 LAY ME DOWN EASY/ 4 CROPREDY CAPERS/ 5 THE FROG UP THE PUMP/ 6 DON'T BE LATE/ 7 SANDY'S SONG/ 8 COME AND GET IT/ 9 LIMEYS LAMENT
FAIRPORT CONVENTION#17(1976.9-1979.8)
- SIMON NICOL(g,vo)
- DAVE SWARBRICK(fid,vo)
- DAVE PEGG(b,vo)
- BRUCE RAWLAND(ds)
THE BONNY BUNCH OF ROSES
1 JAMS O'DONNELLS JIG/ 2 THE EYNSHAM POACHER/ 3 ADIEU ADIEU/ 4 THE BONNY BUNCH OF ROSES/ 5 THE POOR DITCHING BOY/ 6 GENERAL TAYLOR/ 7 RUN JOHNNY RUN/ 8 THE LAST WALTZ/ 9 ROYAL SELECTION NO.13
TIPPLERS TALES
1 YE MARINERS ALL/ 2 THREE DRUNKEN MAIDENS/ 3 JACK O'RION/ 4 REYNARD THE FOX/ 5 LADY OF PLEASURE/ 6 BANKRUPTURED/ 7 THE WIDOW OF WESTMORLAND/ 8 THE HAIR OF THE DOGMA/ 9 AS BITME/ 10 JOHN BARLEYCORN
フェアポートは、解散の翌年の1980年からいきなり再結成をし、活動を続けます。ついには、2002年に結成35周年記念で4枚組ボックスがリリースされました。それが、これです。
FAIRPORT UNCONVENTIONAL
【CD-1 FAIRPORT-A HISTORY】 1 MEET ON THE LODGE, (OVERTURE)/ 2 WINGS/ 3 IF I HAD A RIBBON BOW/ 4 LAY DOWN YOUR WEARY TUNE/ 5 A SHATTERING LIVE EXPERIENCE/ 6 NOTTAMUN TOWN/ 7 SI TU DOIS PARTIR/ 8 COME ALL YE/ 9 TAM LIN/ 10 DIRTY LINEN/ 11 STAINES MORRIS/ 12 JOURNEYMAN'S GRACE/ 13 ANGEL DELIGHT/ 14 TIME IS NEAR/ 15 POLLY ON THE SHORE/ 16 RISING FOR THE MOON/ 17 REYNARD THE FOX/ 18 RUBBER BAND/ 19 NAKED HIGHWAYMAN/ 20 THE WOOD AND THE WIRE/ 21 THE CROWD/ 22 ONE SURE THING, (EXCERPT)
【CD-2 RAREPORT CONVENTION】 1 SIR B MCKENZIE/ 2 SUZANNE/ 3 TIME WILL SHOW THE WISER/ 4 MR LACEY/ 5 RENO NEVADA/ 6 PERCY'S SONG/ 7 DEAR LANDLORD/ 8 I DON'T BELIEVE YOU/ 9 THE DESERTER/ 10 FAREWELL TO A POOR MAN'S SONG/ 11 SAD SONG/ 12 AUTOPSY/ 13 MAVERICK CHILD/ 14 FIDDLESTIX/ IT'S NOW OR NEVER/ 15 IT'S NOW OR NEVER/ 16 THE LADY IS A TRUMP/ 17 GENERAL TAYLOR/ 18 ACCOUNTANCY SHANTY/ 19 A SAILOR'S LIFE
【CD-3 A FAIRPORT HISTORY】 1 SIR PATRIC SPENS/ 2 WAT TYLER/ 3 FLOWERS OF THE FOREST/ 4 FOTHERINGAY/ 5 TO ALTHEA/ 6 RED AND GOLD/ 7 LORD MARLBOROUGH/ 8 ADIEU ADIEU/ 9 HERE'S TO TOM PAINE/ 10 BONNY BUNCH OF ROSES/ 11 BREAKFAST IN MAYFAIR/ 12 BOTTLE OF THE SOMME/ 13 SUMMER BEFORE THE WAR/ 14 GET TOGETHER/ 15 GENESIS HALL/ 16 JEWEL IN THE CROWN
【CD-4 CLASSIC CONVENTION】 1 WALK AWHILE/ 2 JOHN GAUDIE/ 3 HEXAMSHIRE LASS/ 4 SLIP JIGS AND REELS/ 5 POOR WILLAND JOLLY HANGMAN/ 6 CRAZY MAN MICHAEL/ 7 ROSIE/ 8 FAREWELL, FAREWELL/ 9 NOW BE THANKFUL/ 10 HIRING FAIR/ 11 STRANGER TO HIMSELF/ 12 SLOTH/ 13 WHO KNOWS WHRER THE TIME GOES/ 14 MATTY GROVES/ 15 MEET ON THE LEDGE