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In the decades since its original release, more than one writer has declared Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief the definitive British folk-rock album, a distinction it holds at least in part because it grants equal importance to all three parts of that formula. While Fairport had begun dipping their toes into British traditional folk with their stellar version of "A Sailor's Life" on Unhalfbricking, Liege & Lief found them diving head first into the possibilities of England's musical past, with Ashley Hutchings digging through the archives at the Cecil Sharp House in search of musical treasure, and the musicians (in particular vocalist Sandy Denny) eagerly embracing the dark mysteries of this music. (Only two of the album's eight songs were group originals, though "Crazy Man Michael" and "Come All Ye" hardly stand out from their antique counterparts.) Liege & Lief was also recorded after a tour bus crash claimed the lives of original Fairport drummer Martin Lamble and Richard Thompson's girlfriend, Jeannie Franklyn; as the members of the group worked to shake off the tragedy (and break in new drummer Dave Mattacks and full-time fiddler Dave Swarbrick), they became a stronger and more adventurous unit, less interested in the neo-Jefferson Airplane direction of their earlier work and firmly committed to fusing time-worn folk with electric instruments while honoring both. And while Liege & Lief was the most purely folk-oriented Fairport Convention album to date, it also rocked hard in a thoroughly original and uncompromising way; the "Lark in the Morning" medley swings unrelentingly, the group's crashing dynamics wring every last ounce of drama from "Tam Lin" and "Matty Groves," and Thompson and Swarbrick's soloing is dazzling throughout. Liege & Lief introduced a large new audience to the beauty of British folk, but Fairport Convention's interpretations spoke of the present as much as the past, and the result was timeless music in the best sense of the term.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Nicol, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Swarbrick, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Mattacks, Cymbals, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Swarbrick, Viola, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, Composer - Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Author, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Lucas, Producer - Dave Swarbrick, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Dave Swarbrick, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Dave Swarbrick, Arranger, Work Arranger - David Swarbrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, Composer - Harry Robinson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Farina, Author - Sandy Denny, Arranger, Work Arranger - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Trevor Lucas, Producer
℗ 2002 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chronique
In the decades since its original release, more than one writer has declared Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief the definitive British folk-rock album, a distinction it holds at least in part because it grants equal importance to all three parts of that formula. While Fairport had begun dipping their toes into British traditional folk with their stellar version of "A Sailor's Life" on Unhalfbricking, Liege & Lief found them diving head first into the possibilities of England's musical past, with Ashley Hutchings digging through the archives at the Cecil Sharp House in search of musical treasure, and the musicians (in particular vocalist Sandy Denny) eagerly embracing the dark mysteries of this music. (Only two of the album's eight songs were group originals, though "Crazy Man Michael" and "Come All Ye" hardly stand out from their antique counterparts.) Liege & Lief was also recorded after a tour bus crash claimed the lives of original Fairport drummer Martin Lamble and Richard Thompson's girlfriend, Jeannie Franklyn; as the members of the group worked to shake off the tragedy (and break in new drummer Dave Mattacks and full-time fiddler Dave Swarbrick), they became a stronger and more adventurous unit, less interested in the neo-Jefferson Airplane direction of their earlier work and firmly committed to fusing time-worn folk with electric instruments while honoring both. And while Liege & Lief was the most purely folk-oriented Fairport Convention album to date, it also rocked hard in a thoroughly original and uncompromising way; the "Lark in the Morning" medley swings unrelentingly, the group's crashing dynamics wring every last ounce of drama from "Tam Lin" and "Matty Groves," and Thompson and Swarbrick's soloing is dazzling throughout. Liege & Lief introduced a large new audience to the beauty of British folk, but Fairport Convention's interpretations spoke of the present as much as the past, and the result was timeless music in the best sense of the term.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 10 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:54:59
- Artistes principaux : Fairport Convention
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. This Compilation ℗ 2002 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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