Fairport Unconventional

~ Release by Fairport Convention (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Fairport - A History
#TitleRatingLength
1Meet on the Ledge (Overture)
recording of:
Meet on the Ledge
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Help, I’m a Publisher and Warlock Music Ltd.
0:36
2Wings (edit)
recorded at:
Cropredy Festival 1997 (Fairport Convention's own Festival 1997)
edit of:
Wings (live, 1997-08-08: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK) by Fairport Convention (English folk rock band)
2:16
3If I Had a Ribbon Bow
recording engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
autoharp:
Judy Dyble (British singer‐songwriter)
bass:
Tyger Hutchings
guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
percussion:
Martin Lamble
vibraphone:
Tristram Fry
vocals:
Judy Dyble (British singer‐songwriter) and Ian MacDonald (member of Matthews’ Southern Comfort)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques Studios in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
If I Had a Ribbon Bow
writer:
Huey Prince and Louis C. Singer (pianist)
recording of:
If I Had a Ribbon Bow
writer:
Huey Prince and Louis C. Singer (pianist)
2:37
4Lay Down Your Weary Tune
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
bass guitar:
Ashley Hutchings
drums (drum set):
Martin Lamble
guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
vocals:
Judy Dyble (British singer‐songwriter), Iain Matthews (member of Matthews’ Southern Comfort), Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-11-24)
live cover recording of:
Lay Down Your Weary Tune (on 1967-11-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-10)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
3:39
5A Shattering Live Experience
engineer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
producer:
John Walters (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Symonds on Sunday in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-04)
3:24
6Nottamun Town (alternate version)
engineer:
Dave Tate (BBC engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-28)
live recording of:
Nottamun Town (Fair Nottamun Town / Nottamun Fair) (on 1968-05-28)
lyricist and revised by:
Barry Childs‐Helton
writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1044)
3.653:37
7Si Tu Dois Partir
engineer:
Bob Conduct (BBC sound engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-18)
live cover recording of:
Si tu dois partir (on 1969-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965)
translator:
Fairport Convention (English folk rock band)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
translated version of:
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or Else You Got to Stay All Night)
2.552:25
8Come All Ye (Private Rehearsal Tape)
recording of:
Come All Ye
composer:
Sandy Denny and Ashley Hutchings
5:00
9Tam Lin
engineer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
producer:
John Walters (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-09-23)
live recording of:
Tam Lin (on 1969-03-23)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 39) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 35)
7:47
10Dirty Linen
recorded at:
Cropredy Festival 1988 (Fairport Convention's own Festival 1988)
live recording of:
Dirty Linen (on 1988-08-13)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Dave Swarbrick
publisher:
Warlock Music
4:03
11Staines Morris
recorded at:
Old Pool Farm (site of Philadelphia Folk Festival) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-08-29)
live recording of:
Staines Morris (trad. dance) (on 1970-08-29)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 18894)
3:43
12Journeyman's Grace
recording of:
The Journeyman’s Grace
writer:
Dave Swarbrick and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
4:09
13Angel Delight
recorded at:
Cropredy Festival 1997 (Fairport Convention's own Festival 1997)
edit of:
Angel Delight (live, 1997-08-09: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK; includes Dan Ar Bras intro after song) by Fairport Convention (English folk rock band)
live recording of:
Angel Delight (on 1997-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) and Dave Swarbrick
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Pubco
4:23
14Time Is Near
recorded at:
Ultrasonic Studios in Hempstead, New York, United States (on 1972-03-14)
2:40
15Polly on the Shore (Promo Video)
3:42
16Rising for the Moon
4:16
17Reynard the Fox
live recording of:
Reynard the Fox (English traditional) (in 1987)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Fairport Convention (English folk rock band)
2:54
18Rubber Band
cover recording of:
Rubber Band
lyricist and composer:
Mike Waterson (English folk singer)
3:11
19Naked Highwayman
4:50
20The Wood and the Wire
recorded at:
Cropredy Festival 1999 (Fairport Convention's own Festival 1999)
4:23
21The Crowd (edit)
2:45
22One Sure Thing (excerpt)
cover recording of:
One Sure Thing
composer:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) and Jim Glover (US folk singer of Jim & Jean)
2:53
2▶CD: Rareport Convention
3▶CD: A Fairport History
4▶CD: Classic Convention