Fairport Convention : Sloth (1981) 

Rip Dave Swarbrick, we miss you.

What a great song this is and the musicians are just flawless. Even back then Richard had this totally unique recognisable style. Forty two years ago but it still sounds fresh as a daisy. Full House is definitely one of the best Fairport albums.

yeah I remember that one snare hit by Mattacks back when a beat meant something...sent chills down my spine...perfection!

Real music played by real people, bless 'em.

Linda...absolute beauty in every respect.

Nice. You can tell instantly that this is RT playing guitar from the bends! One of my favorite bands of this type. Simply marvelous.

One of my favourite Fairport songs, all be it truncated, with one of my favourite guitarists.

Beautiful ❤ nothing more can really be said

"Induct Fairport Convention into, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" is on Facebook. Thanks!

Nice bass tapping solo by Peggy.

Perhaps the mellowest, drippiest jam ever. In a really good way!

"(...) but god i miss those long incredible jams in between the verses." Me too!

Need more of this. Wow.

Damn...... those harmonies!

I love all songs by Fairport Convention.!!!

Sharing again to honor Linda......

Thank you for posting this.

It ought to be a Gauloise really to go with the moustache.Whatever, Swarb's a hero - simply brilliant; love him to bits.

I agree, nice tight drumming. Love that tash on Swarb too; those really were the days (though I was only a nipper)

And no one is gonna comment on Linda's backing vocals? I remember when Sandy Denny sang a similar line back in 1974 when she joined FC once again. Linda does a much better job, with much more feeling. I love to see her fronting Fairport.

Time to post this one again + Thanks!

@capothree @Dan Bitgood yeah dig that 2:38 very cool tapping, and the followup too - great Pegg solo, well the whole band and the whole damn song

God Bless you Swarb You are My Hero pal. Unique voice, unique style, Hope you are keeping well again.

This from the days when pop music meant something and people who played it had TALENT.

What amazes me on this is that Peggy is doing some more interesting stuff than the great RT !

Totally agree. DM could do more in one stroke than flash idiots could do in thirty.

OMG!! Swarb with a gigantic mustache... and of course a smoke dangling from his fingers... I realize they had to keep it short for TV, but god i miss those long incredible jams in between the verses.

Sure,but let's mention Richard's incredible fashion sense here.

interesting that swarb's not fiddling on this track, just singing. also i thought RT sang the "she's runaway" verse, but it turns out it was simon

Swarb in his Jimmy Edwards phase.

apparently the 70's lasted till 1981.

I thought Richard Thompson had left by then, and on his solo career ?

Disbanded ? they did their Cropredy gig that year i think

-> Dreyam: "I realize they had to keep it short for TV, but god i miss those long incredible jams in between the verses." But: why keep it short?! Only because it's on television? That can never be a reason: it's just the quality that counts, whatever the length is. Poor listeners of the 'Mattheus Passion'.....

They are not australian, they are british ! Thanks !

Where did the name of the song come from though?

the only guy behind is you

I want to hear a doom metal cover of this.

Is all their music this free of passion? Is it supposed to be a lullaby?