Background
Conway was born in King"s Lynn, Norfolk.
Conway was born in King"s Lynn, Norfolk.
Conway has done a considerable amount of work as a session musician. Prior to his association with Jethro Tull, he was the drummer for the band Fotheringay as well as for Eclection (other members included Kerrilee Male, Georg Kajanus, Michael Rosen and Trevor Lucas). In their early years, Steeleye Spanish also drafted in the services of Conway, who was a friend of the band.
Conway played on their now-classic song "Dark-Eyed Sailor" from their first album, Hark! The Village Wait (1970).
His studio works also include the debut solo albums of Sandy Denny and Shelagh McDonald, and appearances on albums by Wizz Jones, John Cale, Jim Capaldi and others He was also one of the drummers on Whatever"s for Us, the debut album of Joan Armatrading in 1972.
Conway has secured the drummer"s position in Fairport Convention (on a regular basis since 1998) and Pentangle (occasionally). Both Conway and Davies additionally play in a side project called "Good Men in the Jungle", which features Davies" daughter, Becky Moncurr.
He toured and recorded as a member of Cat Stevens" band for six years. Conway was a consistent member of the close knit Cat Stevens backing band throughout the mid-1970s. When Stevens gave up his popular music career at the close of the decade, Conway performed on Daydo.
The short-lived solo album of singer-songwriter Alun Davies, another long-term member of Stevens" band.