Fairport Convention - Live Fillmore East 1970 (2023)

Fairport Convention, live from the Fillmore East in 1970 Fairport Convention’s attempt to reinvigorate traditional English folk music succeeded against a cultural backdrop of loud guitars and nascent stadium rock similar to the folk revival across the Atlantic. With Liege & Lief having given the band a foothold at home and in America, their next album Full House would have to work harder to consolidate on the success, with the absence of Sandy Denny’s vocal charisma and two new members. History has of course taught us that this revised line-up would become the definitive version and Full House would become their most widely acclaimed album before Richard Thompson opted to move out. Touring across the USA with Jethro Tull at Fillmore West and Traffic and Mott The Hoople at Fillmore East, Fairport’s US trek saw a revitalised band eager to please and comfortable in its own skin, and after 5 albums in the space of 2 years, that was a rarity. London Calling revisits the first and last night of their celebrated 3 nightly run at the Fillmore East in June 1970. Presented with a fully restored and professionally remastered original WNEW-FM broadcast, this special edition also features background notes and timeline photos. Fillmore East, New York, NYC June 10th 1970 WNEW-FM 1 Sloth 2 Doctor of Physick 3 Flatback Caper 4 Tam Lin 5 Lark In The Morning medley 6 Sir Patrick Spens Fillmore East, New York, NYC June 12th 1970 WNEW-FM 7 Walk Awhile 8 Lark In The Morning - Medley 9 Tam Lin 10 Dirty Linen 11 Doctor of Physick 12 Sloth 13 Big Jig - The Mason's Apron Richard Thompson - guitar, vocal Dave Swarbrick - violin, vocals Simon Nicol - guitar, vocals Dave Pegg - bass Dave Mattacks - drums