Trevor Lucas

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Trevor George Lucas (December 25, 1943 - February 4, 1989) was an influential folk artist, a member of Fairport Convention and one of the founders of Fotheringay. He mainly performed as a guitarist and vocalist but also produced many albums and wrote for the film industry toward the end of his career.

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Born in Melbourne, Australia, Lucas originally learned to play the guitar in order to help with his dyslexia. In his youth, Lucas studied to become a carpenter and performed nights at local clubs in Melbourne. He released his first two recordings in Australia before moving to England in 1965 with his first wife, Cheryl. There he worked as a solo artist and accompanist at various folk clubs. In 1967 Lucas joined the band Eclection -- other members included Kerrilee Male, Georg Kajanus (as George Hultgreen), Michael Rosen and Gerry Conway (musician) -- as the bass player and continued playing with them until their eventual breakup in 1969.

Lucas was dating the lead singer of Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny in 1969 when he appeared on their album Unhalfbricking. The two formed the band Fotheringay after Sandy left Fairport Convention in 1969, Lucas playing acoustic guitar but only produced one album before the band broke up the following year. From about 1969 to 1972 Trevor worked with various groups including some of the former members of Fotheringay.

Lucas was helping Fairport Convention with their album Rosie in 1973 when he joined the band. On September 20, 1973 Trevor and Sandy got married and shortly after Sandy rejoined Fairport Convention. In Late 1975 Fairport started a large promotional tour and shortly afterwards both Sandy and Trevor left the band.

In April of 1978 Sandy fell down a flight of stairs and died leaving Trevor to raise their newborn daughter, Georgia, by himself. Shortly after her death Lucas moved back to Australia with Georgia. There he married again and fathered a son (Clancy) with his third wife Elizabeth. In the 1980s, Lucas started producing more albums and later started working on scores from the film industry. In 1985 he returned to England to work on a tribute album to Sandy Denny.

In 1989, Trevor Lucas died of a heart attack in his sleep, in Sydney, Australia. His children were all left in the care of his wife Elizabeth.

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Fairport Convention

Maartin Allcock · Dan Ar Braz · Bob Brady · Roger Burridge · Gerry Conway · Sandy Denny · Jerry Donahue · Judy Dyble · Tom Farnell · Roger Hill · Ashley Hutchings · Martin Lamble · Chris Leslie · Trevor Lucas · Dave Mattacks · Iain Matthews · Simon Nicol · Dave Pegg · David Rea · Bruce Rowland · Ric Sanders · Dave Swarbrick · Richard Thompson · Paul Warren
Studio albums

Fairport Convention (1968) · What We Did on Our Holidays (1969) · Unhalfbricking (1969) · Liege & Lief (1969) · Full House (1970) · Angel Delight (1971) · Babbacombe Lee (1971) · Rosie (1973)  · Nine (1973)  · Rising for the Moon (1975) · Gottle O'Geer (1976)  · The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977) · Tipplers Tales (1978) · Gladys' Leap (1985) · Expletive Delighted (1986) · In Real Time (1987) · Heyday (1987)  · Red and Gold (1989) · The Five Seasons (1990)  · Jewel in the Crown (1995) · Old New Borrowed Blue (1996)  · Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1997)  · Cropredy 98 (1999)  · The Wood and the Wire (1999) · XXXV (2001) · Over the Next Hill (2004) · Sense of Occasion (2007)
Singles

"If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968) · "Meet on the Ledge" (1968) · "I'll Keep It With Mine" (1969) · "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969) · "If (Stomp)" (1970) · "Now Be Thankful" (1970)
Live albums

Fairport Live Convention (1974) · Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977) · Farewell Farewell (1979) · Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982) · House Full (1986) · 25th Anniversary Concert (1992) · Heyday: BBC Radio Sessions, 1968-1969 (2002) · The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (2004) · Journeyman's Grace (2005) · Off the Desk (2006) · Live at the BBC (2007)
Compilations

History of Fairport Convention (1972) · Tour Sampler (1975) · The Woodworm Years (1991) · Rhythm of the Times (2003)
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