Album title: 50:50@50
Artist: Fairport Convention
Genre: Folk
Nationality: English
Release date: March 10
Position in Discography: Twenty-eighth
Fear Factor: Low
Familiar with this artist? I've heard one album, wasn't terribly impressed
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.59
Fairport Convention have been around since the sixties, a big part of the folk scene that was popular back then and in the next decade. This album apparently celebrates their fiftieth anniversary, with six new songs and a lot of live material. I'm not a fan of folk, and the one time I did listen to one of Fairport's albums I was distinctly underwhelmed, but this is good so far. Like the reel or jig or whatever the **** it is on “Ye Mariners All”, and generally it's a decent mix of folk, traditional, country and kind of medieval music. I like this, a lot more than the other album I heard anyway.
Check out more from this artist? I may
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Meh. Maybe.
Expectation Index: 0