Presents...No Grey FaithFeaturing the songs of Sandy Denny w/ Iain Mathews of Fairport Convention
About This Event
No Grey Faith, joined by Iain Mathews of Fairport Convention, performs songs associated with Sandy Denny at The Bitter End. Denny—often described as the pre-eminent British folk-rock singer—supplies the repertoire, while Mathews’ presence links the program to Fairport’s late-1960s era; No Grey Faith frames the material as careful, narrative-driven songcraft rather than nostalgia.
About the songs of Sandy Denny(song)
At The Bitter End in New York City, Iain Matthews, a founding member of Fairport Convention, performs a set drawn from the repertoire closely linked to Sandy Denny. Fairport formed in 1967, and after early personnel shifts Denny emerged as a defining voice and songwriter while Matthews departed around the group’s third album. The songs trace a particular moment when British folk-rock moved into the mainstream without losing its narrative grit. No clear NYC premiere history is documented, but the venue’s legacy makes the program read like living archival work.
About the Artists
Presents...No Grey FaithFeaturing the songs of Sandy Denny
Presents...No Grey Faith is a New York City-facing performance project built around the songs associated with Sandy Denny, staged at venues including The Bitter End. Drawing on the lineage of British folk-rock, the show links Denny’s writing and voice to collaborators and contemporaries such as Iain Mathews and Fairport Convention.
No Grey Faith
No Grey Faith is a rock/pop group heard on New York City stages, including sets at The Bitter End. The band is known for curated programs that draw on British folk-rock repertoire, with performances centered on songs associated with Sandy Denny and the Fairport Convention orbit.
Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978), born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was a British singer and songwriter who has been described as “the pre-eminent British folk rock singer”.
Iain Mathews
Iain Mathews is a rock and pop singer known for his early work with Fairport Convention, where he was part of the group’s formative late-1960s period before moving on to other projects. In New York City he appears at The Bitter End, often in programs that trace the repertoire around Sandy Denny, including songs linked to Denny’s writing and to Fairport’s catalog.
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention is an English folk-rock group formed in 1967, emerging from a London scene that filtered American folk-rock through British songcraft. Early members included guitarist Richard Thompson and, briefly, vocalist Iain Mathews, with Sandy Denny later shaping a key chapter of the band’s repertoire.