synffFairport Convention pioneered British folk rock, fusing American jangly innovations from the Byrds, Bob Dylan, and Jefferson Airplane with ancient British ballads and jigs.
Formed in 1967, the band (anchored by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol) earned an early "British Jefferson Airplane"…
13 roots·16 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Fairport Convention; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Boyd, Johnny Cash + 9 more
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