Posts tagged with "By Popular Request"
FAIRPORT CONVENTION
FAIRPORT CONVENTION
By Popular Request
[Matty Grooves]
Fairport Convention walks a musical tightrope between pleasing recent converts and serving the diehard fans that still champion the days when its earlier lineups pioneered British folk-rock. Consider By Popular Request something akin to a perfect balancing act, a 45th anniversary celebration that reconsiders classic songs without adulterating them. It’d be easy to credit the fresh energy...