Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dave Mattacks has played with enough great musicians to fill a hall of fame. After joining English folk rockers Fairport Convention in 1969, the veteran ...

Dave Mattacks “came of age” as a drummer during his stint pounding the skins in legendary English folk band Fairpoint Convention. He’s been touring and playing music for nearly five decades now, and, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. “It was a blow to lose them both but the mood was optimistic,” Richard Thompson recalls. “We ...

Dave Mattacks has played with enough great musicians to fill a hall of fame. After joining English folk rockers Fairport Convention in 1969, the veteran drummer performed or recorded with the likes of ...

Harvey Reid and Joyce Andersen form a versatile musical partnership, combining American virtuoso instrumental work with razor-sharp harmony singing and a captivating stage presence. They will be ...

There aren't too many musicians out there who continue to make music for over half a century, but the iconic folk rock group Fairport Convention can make that claim. In fact, in 2027, the band will ...

Age and the passing of time were very much on Richard Thompson's mind Friday night at the House of Blues. He played his guitar with an ease that can only come from playing with old friends -- he was ...

Listening to legendary Brit-folkie Linda Thompson's first album of new material since 1985's One Clear Moment makes it hard to imagine how hysterical dysphonia—a psychological syndrome that prevented… ...