Fairport Convention – Nine (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1973

Nine is an LP by Fairport Convention from 1973 released on the Island Records label.

About this album

Nine refines Fairport Convention’s folk-rock formula into a leaner, more focused statement. Released in 1973, the album continued the band’s exploration of traditional British material alongside contemporary writing, balancing fiddle-led acoustic textures with the harder-edged energy that had made them central to the folk-rock movement. By this point Fairport Convention had already helped define a distinctly English approach to electric folk, and Nine shows that maturity in its poised arrangements and confident ensemble playing. It stands as an important late-era release for a group whose influence reached far beyond the folk scene.

Genre: Folk