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Quiz about British Folk Rock Music
Quiz about British Folk Rock Music

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.
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Author
Steamhammer
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
171,654
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1043
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Question 1 of 10
1. On which Fairport Convention album is the track "Tam Lin"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Donovan once sang about a laxative.


Question 3 of 10
3. Which group did Licorice and Rose play with? Hint


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


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


Question 6 of 10
6. Steeleye Span once threw legal tender banknotes into the crowd at one of their gigs in 1974.


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these is NOT an album by Pentangle? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. On which album did John Martyn sing about the devil? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who had an album entilted "Henry the Human Fly"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who were the "Silly Sisters"? Hint



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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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