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“It was painful for me to listen to Ian Anderson’s voice. I felt for him a lot”: Dave Pegg on why he quit Jethro Tull, beating Metallica to a Grammy, gigging with John Bonham and working with Nick Drake in a smelly squat

The proud owner of a broken Grammy award is regarded as a revelation in folk rock with Fairport Convention – but he only played bass that way because he didn’t know what else to do

“It’s that Rolling Stones thing – using two guitars to make one part bigger. We’re aiming to sound more like one-and-a-half players than two!” Too rock for country and too country for rock, Morganway are an old-school guitar duo in the best way

“It’s that Rolling Stones thing – using two guitars to make one part bigger. We’re aiming to sound more like one-and-a-half players than two!” Too rock for country and too country for rock, Morganway are an old-school guitar duo in the best way

Husband and wife Kieran Morgan and SJ Mortimer are inspired by Queen, Fleetwood Mac and boygenius in equal measure – and their guitar approach leans into the classic rock guitar pairings

“There are qualities of grandeur and flight in her music, yet it comes across as totally unpretentious and emotionally grounded”: Remembering Sandy Denny

“There are qualities of grandeur and flight in her music, yet it comes across as totally unpretentious and emotionally grounded”: Remembering Sandy Denny

Tragically silenced at 31, she only had a decade to demonstrate her talents – but her persona and performances remain indelible after more than 40 years

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Richard Thompson replaces Trevor Horn at Cropredy Festival

This year's Corpredy Festival takes place in Cropredy, near Banbury, from August 8 -10

“There’d be three numbers in the set; Dave Swarbrick would go berserk with his Echoplex and wah-wah. Especially in America, with substances being consumed”: The origins of Fairport Convention

The folk-rock pioneers’ 80s resurgence was no less unlikely than their earlier years, as they meandered towards success and influence

“I don’t like praise. ‘This record is flawed and has good intentions, but I look forward to something better’ – that’s a great review”: Richard Thompson doesn’t believe in the ‘perfect album’

British electric folk pioneer is certain his movement was more radical and courageous than their American counterparts because “there was no immediate audience for what we were doing”

Gerry Conway, drummer with Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Pentangle and more, dead at 76

Gerry Conway's death has been confirmed by Fairport Convention

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North East deals of the week: key investments, contracts and acquisitions

North East deals of the week: key investments, contracts and acquisitions

Notable deals in the last week have involved Mark Toney's, Brewin Dolphin, Pretty Mama and iamproperty

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px Group acquires Fairport Engineering including Sunderland-based arm

px Group acquires Fairport Engineering including Sunderland-based arm

The industrial infrastructure operator says having 'boots on the ground' in the North West was a determining factor in making the acquisition

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Arrival of ore sorting kit means Plymouth's tungsten mine moves closer to full production

Arrival of ore sorting kit means Plymouth's tungsten mine moves closer to full production

Work begins on plant to house X-Ray Transmission Ore Sorters at Tungsten West's vast Hemerdon tungsten and tin resource

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