History

From the band's north London birth in 1967 to A Sense of Occasion in 2007, here is the authorised History of Fairport Convention.

Please select from the following links to read about Fairport History.

• History of Fairport
  Fairport Convention played its first concert in a church hall in May 1967. More...
• Dave Pegg recounts Fairport's history
  "Gigs are what we do – you get in the van, you drive somewhere, you play to an audience, you have a curry, you get back in the van.". More...
• Simon Nicol writes about Fairport
  "We had a big van and we weren't afraid to use it!". More...