Sandy Denny joins Fairport

May 1968: Number 28 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicThe catalyst for Fairports' transmutation from Dylan covers band to founders of English folk rock, Denny brought to the group a soaring voice and the riches of traditional song. Nottamun Town and A Sailor's Life appeared in 1968, along with Denny's own Who Knows Where the Time Goes, before 1969's visionary Liege & Lief remade folk for a new generation.Lush, melodic and led by Denny's dramatic vocals, Lie...

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