Live In Finland 1971

Live In Finland 1971
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Hosts of the annual Cropredy Festival and a mere year shy of their 50th anniversary, Fairport Convention is THE British folk-rock group, and many of the most talented and celebrated musicians in the scene have passed through their ranks. Of their many line-ups, generally itâ€™s the Richard Thompson-Ashley Hutchings-Sandy Denny era that gets the most attention, followed by the return of Denny in the mid-â€˜70s with husband Trevor Lucas. But if there is one line-up that really doesnâ€™t get its due, it would be the quartet of guitarist Simon Nicol, bassist Dave Pegg, fiddler Dave Swarbrick, and drummer Dave Mattacks that remained after Richard Thompson departed following Full House. Together, the four made two fine, underrated studio albums, Angel Delight and â€œBabbacombeâ€ Lee, but liveâ€”as this unreleased August 1971 concert demonstratesâ€”they were a revelation. Never during any of its eras did Fairport rock harder, and, though the band lacked any lead vocalist of the stature of Denny or Iain Matthews, all four members of the group sang and sang well, which lent their on-stage act extra energy. The show begins with the viola/violin duet between Nicol and Swarbrick on â€œBridge over the River Ashâ€ that appeared on Angel Delight along with the second track, â€œThe Journeymanâ€™s Grace,â€ but then the set list gets delightfully obscure for Fairport fans with a piledriving version of â€œMasonâ€™s Apron,â€ a tune that never showed up on any of their studio albums. Old faves â€œSir Patrick Spensâ€ (from Full House) and â€œMatty Grovesâ€ (from Liege and Lief) follow, but then the band launches into the rollicking three-song medley â€œSir B. McKenzieâ€™s Daughterâ€™s Lamentâ€ which only appeared on a 1970 single and whose extended original title vied for entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest of its kind. The show winds up with the more elegiac â€œSir William Gowerâ€ from Angel Delight, but, make no mistake, this is one blazing set of music, and the ample low-end of this concert recordingâ€”mastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVisionâ€”will have you dancing a jig across your living room. With notes by Richie Unterberger featuring quotes from the band, and photos from the Fairport archives, this is a major addition to the bandâ€™s vast discography.
Country USA
Brand REC84
Manufacturer Real Gone Music
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 0848064004592
ReleaseDate 2016-06-03
UnitCount 1
UPCs 848064004592
EANs 0848064004592

Country	USA
Brand	REC84
Manufacturer	Real Gone Music
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	0848064004592
ReleaseDate	2016-06-03
UnitCount	1
UPCs	848064004592
EANs	0848064004592

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