Martin Lamble was the original drummer for Fairport Convention, and though he was only with the group for their first two years, he is on their first three albums. Actually, in their very very early pre-recording contract days, the band used Sean Frater (whose name has also been spelled as Shaun Frater in reports) on drums. At a May 1967 show, Lamble went up to the group at the end and said he could play drums better than Frater; almost immediately, he was auditioned and selected as a replacement.