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what was the fairport convention about?
Fairport Convention are a British folk rock band, formed by Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings, and Shaun Frater, with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig.
what albums did Fairport Convention have?
Their 28th studio album, 50:50@50, released to mark their 50th anniversary, was released in 2017.

Question: were they successful
Self-contained rewrite: were Fairport Convention successful