Fairport Convention – Fame And Glory – Vinyl LP

Coloured Vinyl

‘Fame And Glory’ collects together all the tracks FAIRPORT CONVENTION recorded for Alan Simon’s rock operas Excalibur, Gaia and Anne de Bretagne. The band previously made this compilation available to fans on CD, but this is the first release of these songs on vinyl. This mastered-for-vinyl double 140g coloured splatter vinyl release has been personally overseen by Alan Simon.

The line-up on this compilation is: Gerry Conway — drums and percussion Dave Pegg — bass guitar Simon Nicol — guitars, vocals Ric Sanders — violin Chris Leslie — vocals, bouzouki, mandolin and violin ‘Fame And Glory’ also features special guests: Martin Barre — electric guitar John Helliwell — saxophone, clarinet Dan Ar Bras — electric guitar Andreas Wlolenweider — harp Alan Simon — flute Laurent Tixier — viellie a roue Pat O’May — Electric guitar John Wetton — vocals Jacqui McShee — vocals James Wood — vocals, acoustic guitar Dave Mattacks – drums

Disc: 1
1 Castle Rock (Feat. Dave Mattacks)
2 Pilgrims (Feat. Martin Barre)
3 Celtic Dream (Feat. Brian Finnegan & the Excalibur Band)
4 The Gest of Gauvain
5 Morgane (Feat. Alan Simon, Dan Ar Braz, Didier Lockwood & Jacqui McShee)
6 Dragon Breath (Feat. Flook & John Helliwell)
7 Lugh (Feat. John Wetton & Martin Barre)
8 Behind the Darkness

Disc: 2
1 La Guerre Folle (Feat. James Wood & Pat O’May)
2 Fame and Glory (Feat. Didier Lockwood)
3 Sacrifice (Feat. Andreas Vollenweider, Jacqui McShee & Martin Barre)
4 Danza Del Crepusculo (Feat. Laurent Tixier)
5 Marie La Cordeliere (Feat. James Wood)
6 Duchess Anne (Feat. James Wood)
7 The Soldier (Feat. Chris Leslie)
8 Beltaine (Feat. John Helliwell)
9 Fame and Glory (Feat. Martin Barre)
10 Goodbye My Friends (Feat. John Helliwell)