Tale in Hard Time
Fairport Convention, 1969, from What We Did on Our Holidays. Solo by Richard Thompson.
Thompson's own song features droning, bagpipe-like guitar lines that hint at the traditional turn to come. Its lead part is a lesson in drone-based melody.
Tale in Hard Time by Fairport Convention is #11 in our ranking of the best Fairport Convention guitar solos. The solo is played by Richard Thompson and the song was released in 1969.
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Who played the guitar solo on Tale in Hard Time?
Richard Thompson played the solo on Fairport Convention's Tale in Hard Time (1969).