Live at the BBC
Fairport Convention
Island 984 538-5 (4 CD, UK, April 2007)

Musicians

Ashley Hutchings, bass [CD 1; CD 2 1-12; CD 4 1-10];
Martin Lamble, drums [CD 1; CD 2 1-7; CD 4 1-10];
Simon Nicol, guitar, vocals, backing vocals [CD 1; CD 2; CD 3 1-6; CD 4];
Richard Thompson, guitar, vocals [CD 1; CD 2; CD 3 1-6; CD 4];
Sandy Denny, vocals [CD 1; CD 2 1-10; CD 3 11-14];
Ian Matthews, vocals [CD 1; CD 2 1-3; CD 4 5-10];
Ric Grech, violin [CD 2 4-7];
Dave Mattacks, drums [CD 2 8-15; CD 3; CD 4 11-21];
Dave Swarbrick, violin, vocals [CD 2 8-15; CD 3; CD 4 11-21];
Dave Pegg, bass, fidle, mandolin, backing vocals [CD 2 13-15; CD 3; CD 4 11-21];
Trevor Lucas, guitar, vocals [CD 3 7-14];
Jerry Donahue, guitar, vocals [CD 3 7-14];
Judy Dyble, vocals [CD 4 1-8

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cd one

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. May 28, 1968, bc. June 2, 1968:

1. Close the Door Lightly When You Go [Eric Anderson] (2:57)
2. I Don't Know Where I Stand [Joni Mitchell] (3:36)
3. Some Sweet Day [Felice & Boudleaux Bryant] (2:16)
4. You Never Wanted Me [Jackson C. Frank] (3:15)
5. Nottamun Town [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (3:35)

David Symonds, rec. June 18, 1968, bc. June 24, 1968:

1. Marcie [Joni Mitchell] (3:34)
2. Night in the City [Joni Mitchell] (3:05)
3. Jack O'Diamonds [Bob Dylan, Ben Carruthers] (3:12)

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. August 26, 1968, bc. September 1, 1968:

1. Gone, Gone, Gone [Phil & Don Everly] (1:59)
2. Suzanne [Leonard Cohen] (5:25)
3. If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong [Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings] (3:12)
4. Eastern Rain [Joni Mitchell] (3:10)
5. Fotheringay [Sandy Denny] (3:09)

Stuart Henry, rec. December 2, 1968, bc. December 8, 1968:

1. I Still Miss Someone [Johnny & Roy Cash] (2:23)
2. Bird on a Wire [Leonard Cohen] (3:27)

David Symonds, rec. December 27, 1968, bc. January 6, 1969:

1. Tried So Hard [Gene Clark] (2:54)
2. Reno, Nevada [Richard Fariña] (2:23)
3. Book Song [Ian Matthews, Richard Thompson] (3:05)

Symonds on Sunday, rec. February 4, 1969, bc. February 9, 1969:

1. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Sandy Denny] (4:14)

cd two

Symonds on Sunday, rec. February 4, 1969, bc. February 9, 1969:

1. You're Gonna Need My Help [McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)] (3:56)
2. Fotheringay [Sandy Denny] (3:01)
3. Shattering Live Experience [Simon Nicol] (3:23)

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. March 18, 1969, bc. April 6, 1969:

1. Cajun Woman [Richard Thompson] (2:44)
2. Autopsy [Sandy Denny] (4:24)
3. Si Tu Dois Partir [Bob Dylan] (2:25)
4. Percy's Song [Bob Dylan] (5:25)

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. September 23, 1969, bc. September 27, 1969:

1. Reynardine [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (4:19)
2. Tam Lin [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick] (7:46)
3. Sir Patrick Spens [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (3:44)
4. Medley: The Lark in the Morning / Rakish Paddy / Foxhunter's Jig / Toss the Feathers [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (4:12)
5. The Lady Is a Tramp [Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart] (2:11)

John Peel's Top Gear, bc. May 2, 1970:

1. Walk Awhile [Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson] (4:00)
2. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman [Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick] (5:32)

John Peel's Top Gear, bc. August 1, 1970:

1. Doctor of Physick [Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson] (3:37)

cd three

David Symonds, bc. April 27, 1970:

1. Sir Patrick Spens [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (3:32)

Folk on One, bc. July 26, 1970:

1. The Bonny Bunch of Roses [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson] (10:53)
2. Dirty Linen [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick] (4:15)
3. Now Be Thankful [Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick] (2:24)

Stuart Henry, bc. November 19, 1970:

1. The Journeyman's Grace [Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson] (3:56)
2. Now Be Thankful [Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick] (3:23)

John Peel, rec. February 5, 1973, bc. February 20, 1973:

1. Tokyo [Jerry Donahue] (3:23)
2. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John [ Dave Pegg/Dave Swarbrick] (5:29)
3. Possibly Parsons Green [Trevor Lucas, Pete Roche] (4:27)
4. Rosie [Dave Swarbrick] (4:02)

John Peel, rec. July 16, 1974, bc. August 6, 1974:

1. John the Gun [Sandy Denny] (5:03)
2. Fiddlestix [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick, Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg, Jerry Donahue, Trevor Lucas] (2:47)
3. Rising for the Moon [Sandy Denny] (4:16)
4. Down in the Flood [Bob Dylan] (3:27)

cd four

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. November 24, 1967, bc. December 10, 1967:

1. Let's Get Together [Chet Powers] (2:48)
2. One Sure Thing [Harvey Brooks, Jim Glover] (3:35)
3. Lay Down Your Weary Tune [Bob Dylan] (3:37)
4. Chelsea Morning [Joni Mitchell] (3:01)

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. February 6, 1968, bc. March 3, 1968:

1. Violets of Dawn [Eric Anderson] (3:53)
2. If (Stomp) [Ian MacDonald, Richard Thompson] (2:35)
3. Time Will Show the Wiser [Emitt Rhodes] (2:59)
4. If I Had a Ribbon Bow [Huey Prince, Louis Singer] (2:34)

Stuart Henry, rec. December 2, 1968, bc. December 8, 1968:

1. Meet on the Ledge [Richard Thompson] (2:48)

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. December 9, 1968, bc. December 22, 1968:

1. Light My Fire [Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robert Krieger, Ray Manzarek] (1:20)

Sound of the Seventies, host David Symonds, rec. April 21, 1970, bc. April 27, 1970:

1. Flatback Caper [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick, Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Mattacks, Richard Thompson] (6:23)
2. Open the Door Richard [Bob Dylan] (3:54)

Folk on One, bc. July 26, 1970:

1. The Deserter [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (3:54)
2. The Hangman's Reel [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick] (3:23)
3. Tam Lin [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick] (8:03)

Folk on One, bc. March 27, 1971:

1. Sir William Gower [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (4:47)
2. Banks of the Sweet Primroses [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (4:09)
3. Sickness and Diseases [Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson] (3:46)
4. Bridge over the River Ash [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick, Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg, Simon Nicol] (2:09)
5. Lord Marlborough [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (3:21)
6. Angel Delight [Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Swarbrick] (4:04)