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Sandy Denny's haunting, ethereal vocals gave Fairport a big boost on her debut with the group. A more folk-based album than their initial effort, What We Did on Our Holidays is divided between original material and a few well-chosen covers. This contains several of their greatest moments: Denny's "Fotheringay," Richard Thompson's "Meet on the Ledge," the obscure Joni Mitchell composition "Eastern Rain," the traditional "She Moves Through the Fair," and their version of Bob Dylan's "I'll Keep It with Mine." And more than simply being a collection of good songs (with one or two pedestrian ones), it allowed Fairport to achieve its greatest internal balance, and indeed one of the finest balances of any major folk-rock group. The strong original material, covers of little-known songs by major contemporary songwriters such as Dylan and Mitchell, and updates of traditional material were reminiscent of the blend achieved by the Byrds on their early albums, with Fairport Convention giving a British slant to the idiom. The slant would become much more British by the end of the '60s, though, both gaining and losing something in the process. Confusingly, What We Did on Our Holidays was titled Fairport Convention in its initial U.S. release, with a different cover from the U.K. edition, although Fairport's very first album from 1968 had used the title Fairport Convention as well.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Joe Boyd, Producer - Ian Matthews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Nicol, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Ian Matthews, ComposerLyricist - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Sandy Denny, ComposerLyricist - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Fairport Convention, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Ian Matthews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joni Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Fairport Convention, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Denny, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Padraic Colum, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Ian Matthews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Electric Guitar, Piano, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Acoustic Guitar, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Ellington, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Drums, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kingsley Abbott, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Simon Nicol, ComposerLyricist - Fairport Convention, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Ian Matthews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Fairport Convention, MainArtist
℗ 1969 BBC Enterprises Ltd.
Felice Bryant, ComposerLyricist - D. Bryant, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist
℗ 1987 BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Album review
Sandy Denny's haunting, ethereal vocals gave Fairport a big boost on her debut with the group. A more folk-based album than their initial effort, What We Did on Our Holidays is divided between original material and a few well-chosen covers. This contains several of their greatest moments: Denny's "Fotheringay," Richard Thompson's "Meet on the Ledge," the obscure Joni Mitchell composition "Eastern Rain," the traditional "She Moves Through the Fair," and their version of Bob Dylan's "I'll Keep It with Mine." And more than simply being a collection of good songs (with one or two pedestrian ones), it allowed Fairport to achieve its greatest internal balance, and indeed one of the finest balances of any major folk-rock group. The strong original material, covers of little-known songs by major contemporary songwriters such as Dylan and Mitchell, and updates of traditional material were reminiscent of the blend achieved by the Byrds on their early albums, with Fairport Convention giving a British slant to the idiom. The slant would become much more British by the end of the '60s, though, both gaining and losing something in the process. Confusingly, What We Did on Our Holidays was titled Fairport Convention in its initial U.S. release, with a different cover from the U.K. edition, although Fairport's very first album from 1968 had used the title Fairport Convention as well.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:47
- Main artists: Fairport Convention
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. This Compilation ℗ 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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