Ever and anon, out of trauma and tragedy arises, phoenix-like, a thing of wonder from the ashes. In May of 1969, Fairport Convention’s band van swerved off the road and down a steep embankment on the ...

At 31 years and counting, Fairport Convention is an institution, as well as the founder and foremost exponent of a distinctly British variety of folk rock. Weathering a multitude of personnel changes ...

Singer-songwriter Richard Thompson says he resisted the idea of a memoir for years, but once he decided to write one he found his objections soon drifted away. “I think I was reluctant until I got ...