Fairport Convention

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Low Culture Podcast: Fairport Convention’s Liege & Lief

In this month’s subscriber podcast John Doran and Luke Turner discuss a record that caused a seismic shift in British music and, despite mining an ancient tradition, remains entirely relevant today

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In Fair England: Fairport Convention’s Liege & Lief At 50

Yes they probably invented folk rock but also, on their landmark third album, Fairport Convention, presented a view of England that has now been lost... one of violent division along lines of class and gender but one that was also positive and questing, says Michael Hann

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Coal Into Diamonds: Anand Wilder’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his album Break Line The Musical with Maxwell Kardon, the Yeasayer man talks Nick Hutchings through an appropriately musical-themed top 13

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LISTEN: New Trembling Bells

Trembling Bells have gone full Fairport, and it's magnificent - watch the clip for their new single 'Christ's Entry Into Govan' below

LISTEN: Nick Drake – Voices

Rare track featured on Electric Eden compilation to accompany Rob Young's survey of British folk

John Peel’s Records: ‘F’ Now Online

The latest section of the late, loved DJ's record collection now available for your perusal

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An Interview With Elbow’s Guy Garvey

Elbow's frontman talks to Ben Hewitt about success, youth, cookery programmes and their new album Build A Rocket Boys!

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You Hum It, I’ll Play It: James Ellis Ford Interviewed

After building a home studio the SMD musician and Arctic Monkeys and Depeche Mode producer James Ford picked up no less than 18 instruments – and a microphone – in order to make his beguiling debut LP. Words by Jeremy Allen. All portraits by Pip Bourdillon

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