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British Folk Rock Music Trivia Quiz

Do you know the difference between Donovan and Dylan, Fairport Convention and Fairfield Parlour? If the answer is yes, slip your clogs off and try these 10 questions. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Steamhammer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Steamhammer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
171,654

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1042

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Question 1 of 10

1. On which Fairport Convention album is the track "Tam Lin"? Hint

Liege and Lief

Babbacombe Lee

Gottle of Gear

What We Did On Our Holidays

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Question 2 of 10

2. Donovan once sang about a laxative.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which group did Licorice and Rose play with? Hint

Fairport Convention

Incredible String Band

Steeleye Span

Albion Band

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who has had albums entitled: "The Tain", "Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part" and "Blow The Cold Winter Away"? Hint

Dubliners

Dransfield

Horslips

Planxty

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Magna Carta album released in 1970 was a superb slice of folk and gentle rock. What was it called? Hint

Season Songs

Four Seasons

Seasons

Gentle Seasons

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Question 6 of 10

6. Steeleye Span once threw legal tender banknotes into the crowd at one of their gigs in 1974.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these is NOT an album by Pentangle? Hint

Open The Door

Cruel Sister

Byker Hill

Solomon's Seal

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Question 8 of 10

8. On which album did John Martyn sing about the devil? Hint

Solid Air

One World

Inside Out

Bless The Weather

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who had an album entilted "Henry the Human Fly"? Hint

Martin Simpson

Richard Thompson

Dave Swarbrick

Martin Carthy

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who were the "Silly Sisters"? Hint

June Tabor and Maddy Prior

Becky Muroni and Jo Croft

Eliza Carthy and Jacquie McShee

Sandy Denny and Kate Rusby

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On which Fairport Convention album is the track "Tam Lin"?

Answer: Liege and Lief

This album, above all others, really broke down the barriers between rock and folk. Heady stuff!

2. Donovan once sang about a laxative.

Answer: True

"Cosmic Wheels", Donovan's 1971 album divulged how one could travel to Mars with an intergalactic laxative!

3. Which group did Licorice and Rose play with?

Answer: Incredible String Band

Robin and Mike's girlfiends respectively. Licorice went to the USA and was never heard from again, whilst Rose is now the Mayor of Aberystwyth in Wales!

4. Who has had albums entitled: "The Tain", "Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part" and "Blow The Cold Winter Away"?

Answer: Horslips

As support to Steeleye Span on their first tour of England in 1973, Horslips blew them off stage. I was proud to have been in the audience at their Lancaster University gig.

5. This Magna Carta album released in 1970 was a superb slice of folk and gentle rock. What was it called?

Answer: Seasons

Beautiful, lyrical album from this three-piece. "Airport Song" became a classic of its type.

6. Steeleye Span once threw legal tender banknotes into the crowd at one of their gigs in 1974.

Answer: True

How nice to have been in the front row. Apparently hundreds of pounds were scattered in an act of true munificence.

7. Which of these is NOT an album by Pentangle?

Answer: Byker Hill

Amazingly, still going strong after all these years. Jacquie McShee's voice has matured wonderfully.

8. On which album did John Martyn sing about the devil?

Answer: Solid Air

John Martyn and his echoplex guitar will be an abiding memory to me after his performance of "Solid Air" on the "Old Grey Whistle Test".

9. Who had an album entilted "Henry the Human Fly"?

Answer: Richard Thompson

Been on the scene for what seems like an aeon, Richard still draws the crowds and the plaudits wherever he plays.

10. Who were the "Silly Sisters"?

Answer: June Tabor and Maddy Prior

They did an album in the 1970's. Too much critical dis-acclaim!

Source: Author Steamhammer

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