Then and Now: The Best of Fairport Convention

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Then and Now: The Best of Fairport Convention Review

by Heather Phares

Metro's Then and Now: The Best of Fairport Convention collects studio performances from 1982 to 1996 as well as live recordings from that era. These live recordings, taken from the band's annual Cropredy festivals/reunions, feature some of the songs that will be most familiar to casual Fairport Convention fans, such as "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" and "Meet on the Ledge," as well as a cover of Dylan's "Si Tu Dois Partir." However, the collection does feature a good amount of highlights from the group's later career, such as "The Hiring Fair," "Wat Tyler," "Expletive Delighted," "Red and Gold," and "All Your Beauty," as well as renditions of traditional songs like "The Youngest Daughter." While this probably isn't the best entry point into Fairport Convention's long, tangled career, Then and Now: The Best of Fairport Convention works well as an overview of the group's later years.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Genesis Hall Richard Thompson	Fairport Convention	04:15	Spotify Amazon
2	Expletive Delighted Ric Sanders	Fairport Convention	01:52	Spotify Amazon
3	Summer Before the War Huw Williams	Fairport Convention	04:34	Spotify Amazon
4	Aunt Sally Shuffle Dave Pegg	Fairport Convention	01:26	Spotify Amazon
5	The Card Song/Shuffle the Pack Martin Allcock / Dave Mattacks / Simon Nichol / Dave Pegg / Ric Sanders / Traditional	Fairport Convention	04:30	Spotify Amazon
6	The Hiring Fair Dave Mattacks / Ralph McTell	Fairport Convention	05:55	Spotify Amazon
7	Who Knows Where the Time Goes? Sandy Denny	Fairport Convention	05:50	Spotify Amazon
8	The Youngest Daughter Traditional	Fairport Convention	02:06	Spotify Amazon
9	Home Is Where the Heart Is Clive Gregson	Fairport Convention	04:42	Spotify Amazon
10	Woodworm Swing Ric Sanders	Fairport Convention	03:12	Spotify Amazon
11	Si Tu Dois Partir Bob Dylan	Fairport Convention	03:42	Spotify Amazon
12	Crazy Man Michael Dave Swarbrick / Richard Thompson	Fairport Convention	05:14	Spotify Amazon
13	Red and Gold Ralph McTell	Fairport Convention	06:45	Spotify Amazon
14	Cup of Tea!/A Loaf of Bread/Miss Monahan's Martin Allcock / Traditional	Fairport Convention	03:20	Spotify Amazon
15	Wat Tyler Ralph McTell / Simon Nicol	Fairport Convention	05:36	Spotify Amazon
16	All Your Beauty Barry Lowe / Martin White	Fairport Convention	02:58	Spotify Amazon
17	The Gas Almost Works John Kirkpatrick	Fairport Convention	01:57	Spotify Amazon
18	Meet on the Ledge Richard Thompson	Fairport Convention	05:33	Spotify Amazon

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Then and Now: The Best of Fairport Convention Review

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