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Happy Birthday today (Jan. 26) to English bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer & producer Ashley Hutchings, an important & influential figure on the UK trad folk & folk-rock scenes of the 60s & 70s as a founding member of Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span & The Albion Band; he played on the first four Fairport albums - Fairport Convention (1968), What We Did on Our Holidays (1969), Unhalfbricking (1969) & the landmark Liege & Lief (1969); with Steeleye Span, their first three - Hark! The Village Wait (1970), Please to See the King (1971) & Ten Man Mop (1972); Ashley received the prestigious Good Tradition trophy at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in recognition of his contributions to the genre & in 2007, shared the special award for Most influential Folk Album of all time for Liege & Lief; the Albions continue to this day via a dizzying array of configurations, lineups & countless album releases...heres the early, original Fairport Convention, with Judy Dyble & Iain Matthews sharing vocals…)
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:56:13 +0000

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