Next week's Off The Beaten Tracks is a mix in tribute to drummer Gerry Conway who died recently. It covers a fair bit of his career from his early days with Steeleye Span and Fotheringay to the 20+ years he spent behind the kit with Fairport Convention. I've included a Richard Thompson number which Gerry didn't play on but he was a part of RT's touring band in the 1980s. His old friend and fellow Fairport drummer Dave Mattacks played on 'How I Wanted To' from Thompson's album Hand of Kindness.
You can listen to it now on Mixcloud.Fairport Convention - Over The Next Hill (live)
Sandy Denny - Blackwaterside
Cat Stevens - Bitterblue
Richard Thompson - How I Wanted To
Steeleye Span - Dark Eyed Sailor
Jethro Tull - She Said She Was A Dancer
Fairport Convention - The Game Pieces
Fairport Convention - Rising For The Moon (2011 version)
Fotheringay - The Sea
Sandy Denny - John The Gun
The Bunch - When Will I Be Loved
Fairport Convention - A Thousand Bars
Fairport Convention - Meet On The Ledge (live)
Gerald Conway (11 September 1947 – 29 March 2024)
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