This is the first official book telling the Fairport Convention story! In Fairport by Fairport members past and present tell the full tale of the band.

Each copy of this special limited edition book is signed by the band and comes with an exclusive documentary on DVD.

You can view a video trailer for the book right here!

Members of the band past and present have spoken frankly and fully to author Nigel Schofield about the music, the tours, and the life they led as Fairporters.

Including new and previously unpublished contributions from Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Sandy Denny, Dave Swarbrick, Ric Sanders, Dave Mattacks, Gerry Conway, Chris Leslie, Ashley Hutchings, Judy Dyble, Maartin Allcock, Trevor Lucas, Dan ar Braz and Jerry Donahue.

There are also contributions from John Peel, Robert Plant, Joe Boyd and Ken Russell among many others.

To pre-order your copy of 'Fairport by Fairport' direct from the publishers, please click here.

To guarantee a pre-Xmas delivery, the please order before 18 December.

Celebrating 45 years in the business, By Popular Request is precisely that - an album of 13 songs, voted for by you and rerecorded by John Gale for 2012.

All your favourites are here - because YOU voted for them! We are absolutely delighted by the results and hope you are too. Afterall, they were your idea!

Just £10 plus £1.50 postage per order.

01 WALK AWHILE 4:22
02 CRAZY MAN MICHAEL 4:41
03 THE HIRING FAIR 5:42
04 THE HEXHAMSHIRE LASS 2:30
05 RED AND GOLD 6:42
06 SIR PATRICK SPENS 3:34
07 GENESIS HALL 3:29
08 FAREWELL FAREWELL 3:01
09 ROSIE 4:16
10 MATTY GROVES 5:06
11 FOTHERINGAY 3:24
12 JEWEL IN THE CROWN 3:32
13 MEET ON THE LEDGE 4:23

Now available as a digital download from these sites -

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Again by popular request, Babbacombe Lee revisited.

In 2011, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's 1971 'concept' album, Fairport featured Babbacombe Lee in its entirety on both the Winter Tour and at the Cropredy Festival in August.

This bargain priced CD features the live reworking of the Fairport classic.

Just £10 plus £1.50 postage per order.

01 THE VERDICT 0:38
02 LITTLE DID I THINK 2:17
03 I WAS SIXTEEN (PT 1) 1:35
04 JOHN MY SON 0:51
05 I WAS SIXTEEN (PT 2) 1:32
06 ST NINIAN'S ISLE/TRUMPET HORNPIPE 1:25
07 SAILOR'S ALPHABET 6:29
08 JOHN LEE 3:12
09 NEWSPAPER READING 0:45
10 BREAKFAST IN MAYFAIR 3:36
11 TRIAL SONG 3:53
12 CELL SONG 4:14
13 THE TIME IS NEAR 2:46
14 DREAM SONG 5:46
15 WAKE UP JOHN (HANGING SONG) 5:40

Festival Bell, our first studio album since 2007's Sense of Occasion, contains 13 brand new tracks plus a revisit to Sandy Denny's Rising For The Moon.

With tracks written by Ralph McTell, Richard Shindell, Chris While, Sandy Denny, Red Shoes plus our very own Chris Leslie, Dave Pegg and Ric Sanders, we believe this album truly has something for everyone.

Available by download here -

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Fairport's latest release.

All the best bits from their 3 hour set at Cropredy 2009 with guests - Dave Mattacks, Richard Thompson and Ralph McTell.

Also featuring 2008s 'Battle of Evermore' with Robert Plant and Kristina Donahue

£10 (+£1.50 per order P&P) Please allow 21 days for delivery