It’s a song so profound and burdened with deep thoughts that it seems impossible that it was written by someone not even out of her teens. And it’s been recorded countless times, as artist after ...

The British singer/guitarist spoke to Fresh Air in 1994 and '22 about about his formative years and about pioneering a new musical genre that blended rock with traditional music of the British isles.

More than 20 musicians have passed through the ranks of Fairport Convention--most notably Richard Thompson and Sandy Denny--and the quintet's two newest members are drummer Gerry Conway, who replaced ...