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Members: Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie, 

Past members: Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Shaun Frater, Martin Lamble, Judy Dyble, Iain Matthews,

Sandy Denny, Dave Swarbrick, Roger Hill, Tom Farnell, David Rea, Trevor Lucas, Jerry Donahue, Paul Warren, 

Bruce Rowland, Dan Ar Braz, Bob Brady, Roger Burridge, Maartin Allcock, Gerry Conway.

Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band, formed in 1967 by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer Shaun Frater (with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig).[1] They started out influenced by American folk rock, with a set list dominated by Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell songs and a sound that earned them the nickname "the British Jefferson Airplane".[2] Vocalists Judy Dyble and Iain Matthews joined them before the recording of their self-titled debut in 1968;[3] afterwards, Dyble was replaced by Sandy Denny, with Matthews later leaving during the recording of their third album.[4]