Fotheringay is tagged as: folk, folk rock, british folk, 70s, female vocalists
Formed in 1970 when vocalist Sandy Denny left the popular folk-rock band Fairport Convention, Fotheringay expresses her vision of the potential of folk rock to express complex meaning and deep personal emotion, using traditional ballad forms, but with the power of a rock band. Their self-titled first album (Fotheringay) was also only one of two albums, as they broke up a year later, in January 1971, while working on their second (recently released). The cause appears to have been personal difficulties, made worse by lack of success and thus income! Oddly for such talented musicians they were widely reported to have been poor in live performance, which may well have also contributed to their short life as a band. Tracks later surfaced on her 3 disc compilation.
The rhythm section was formed by Gerry Conway and Pat Donaldson, lauded by Denny as the best in the business. In the absence of Richard Thompson, who was prepared to tour with her, and act as session musician but wanted to follow his own career, lead guitar was taken by Gerry Donahue, whose transatlantic country roots and softer personality brought a different, less edgy feel to the music. However he was a skilled technician, with great feel, as he showed on their album, and later Fairport Convention records. The gr...
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