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  • Summary: The latest release from the British folk-rock band includes both live and studio recorded tracks as well as guest appearances from Robert Plant and Pentangle's Jacqui McShee.
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
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  1. Mar 27, 2017
    80
    Ultimately, while some might complain about the lack of original material offered in deference to so many concert inclusions, Fairport fans can cheer the fact that 50:50@50 is the band’s best effort in at least two decades.
  2. Mar 27, 2017
    80
    50:50@50 proves that the current lineup are great musicians with an impressively varied repertoire. The best tracks here are live.
  3. 70
    Time may have dulled some of their digital dexterity but their enthusiasm is undimmed, as is their ear for what makes a good Fairport song.
  4. Uncut
    Mar 27, 2017
    60
    Touching new folk-rock compositions sit alongside spirited arrangements of trad songs and sturdy instrumentals. [May 2017, p.26]