Conversation so far:
Who are the current band members?
1969 line-up of Dave Swarbrick, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol and Richard Thompson, with singer-songwriter Chris.
Have they won any awards recently?
CANNOTANSWER.
what have they been up to anything that stands out?
2007 was their fortieth anniversary year and they celebrated by releasing a new album, Sense of Occasion.
How popular was this album?
CANNOTANSWER.
Have they had any hit singles?
the band also released By Popular Request, a reworking in the studio of a number of the most popular songs.

Question: What year did they do that?
Self-contained rewrite: What year did Fairport Convention release By Popular Request?