Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief CD

The advertisements for Fairport Convention's epoch-making fourth album ran: "the first (literally) British folk rock LP ever."

While that's not (literally) true, "Liege & Lief" created the template for all subsequent recordings in that style. It also represented a catharsis for the band, which reconvened after a traumatic road accident that killed drummer Martin Lamble.

Once again focused and with redoubtable folk fiddler Dave Swarbrick now permanently involved, Fairport threw themselves into the electrification of ballads, myths, and rollicking jigs. The results were both innovative and stimulating. The union was blessed. if you sat down and tried to imagine a dream folk-rock band, it still would not match the potential here.

From the lusting pace of Matty Groves to the tender cooing of Crazy Man Michael, Sandy Denny's voice and Richard Thompson's virtuosic guitar are the perfect conduits for this milestone, which has been imitated a thousand times, but never equaled.

Tracklist:

1. Come All Ye
2. Reynardine
3. Matty Groves
4. Farewell, Farewell
5. The Deserter
6. The Lark in the Morning / Rakish Paddy / Foxhunter's Jigs / Toss the Feathers
7. Tam Lin
8. Crazy Man Michael
9. Sir Patrick Spens (Sandy Denny Vocal Version)
10. Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (Take 1) / Silence / Untitled

About this product: this CD comes in a jewelcase.