By Popular Request

Studio album by Fairport Convention

Released

January 2012

Genre

Folk-rock

Length

52:66

Label

Matty Grooves

Producer

John Gale with Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention chronology

Festival Bell
(2011)

By Popular Request
(2012)

Myths and Heroes
(2015)

By Popular Request is a studio album by the electric folk band Fairport Convention, released in January 2012. It is a compilation of studio re-recordings of previous material.

Overview

The album was released to coincide with the band's 45th anniversary, and consists of thirteen brand new versions of songs from the band's back catalogue, selected by fans through the band's website.^[1]

Track listing

"Walk Awhile" (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) (Originally from Full House)
"Crazy Man Michael" (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) (Originally from Liege and Lief)
"The Hiring Fair" (Ralph McTell) (Originally from Gladys' Leap)
"The Hexhamshire Lass" (Trad arr. Fairport Convention) (Originally from Nine)
"Red and Gold" (Ralph McTell) (Originally from Red & Gold)
"Sir Patrick Spens" (Trad arr. Fairport Convention) (Originally from Full House)
"Genesis Hall" (Richard Thompson) (Originally from Unhalfbricking)
"Farewell Farewell" (Richard Thompson) (Originally from Liege and Lief)
"Rosie" (Dave Swarbrick) (Originally from Rosie)
"Matty Groves" (Trad arr. Fairport Convention) (Originally from Liege and Lief)
"Fotheringay" (Sandy Denny) (Originally from What We Did on Our Holidays)
"Jewel in the Crown" (Julie Matthews) (Originally from Jewel in the Crown)
"Meet on the Ledge" (Richard Thompson) (Originally from What We Did on Our Holidays)

Personnel

Fairport Convention

Simon Nicol - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Dave Pegg - vocals, bass guitar
Chris Leslie - vocals, mandolin, bouzuki, violin, banjo, whistle
Ric Sanders - violin, keyboards
Gerry Conway - drums, percussion

Guest musicians

Edmund Whitcombe - Cornet on "Red and Gold" and "Meet on the Ledge"

References

↑ "Fairport Convention News Archive". Fairport Convention. Retrieved 2014-10-15.

Fairport Convention

Simon Nicol Dave Pegg Ric Sanders Chris Leslie Gerry Conway Richard Thompson Ashley Hutchings Shaun Frater Martin Lamble Judy Dyble Iain Matthews Sandy Denny Dave Swarbrick Dave Mattacks Roger Hill Tom Farnall David Rea Trevor Lucas Jerry Donahue Paul Warren Bruce Rowland Dan Ar Braz Bob Brady Roger Burridge Maartin Allcock Discography

Studio albums	Fairport Convention (1968) What We Did on Our Holidays (1969) Unhalfbricking (1969) Liege & Lief (1969) Full House (1970) Angel Delight (1971) "Babbacombe" Lee (1971) Rosie (1973) Nine (1973) Rising for the Moon (1975) Gottle O'Geer (1976) The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977) Tipplers Tales (1978) Gladys' Leap (1985) Expletive Delighted! (1986) In Real Time: Live '87 (1987) Red & Gold (1988) The Five Seasons (1990) Jewel in the Crown (1995) Old New Borrowed Blue (1996) Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997) The Wood and the Wire (2000) XXXV (2001) Over the Next Hill (2004) Sense of Occasion (2007) Festival Bell (2011) By Popular Request (2012) Myths and Heroes (2015)

Singles	"If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968) "Meet on the Ledge" (1968) "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969) "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969) "If (Stomp)" (1970) "Now Be Thankful" (1970)

Live albums	Fairport Live Convention (1974) Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977) Farewell Farewell (1979) Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982) House Full (1986) Heyday (1987) 25th Anniversary Concert (1992) Cropredy 98 (1999) The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (2004) Journeyman's Grace (2005) Live at the BBC (2007) Off the Desk (2008) Live at Cropredy 08 (2009) Babbacombe Lee - Live Again (2012)

Compilations	History of Fairport Convention (1972) Tour Sampler (1975) Fairport Chronicles (1976) The Woodworm Years (1991) A Chronicle of Sorts 1967 - 1969 Meet On the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975 Some of Our Yesterdays Fairport Convention (2002 compilation) Then & Now 1982 - 1996: The Best of Fairport Convention Rhythm of the Times (2003) Across the Decades (2003)

Box sets	The Cropredy Box (1998)

Related articles	Fairport's Cropredy Convention (Cropredy Festival) Fairport's Cropredy Convention Line-ups (Cropredy Festival) Electric folk Jethro Tull

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