Shuffle and Go
Shuffle and Go | ||||
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Studio album by Fairport Convention | ||||
Released | January 2020 | |||
Recorded | October 2019 | |||
Studio | Woodworm Studios, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire | |||
Genre | British folk rock | |||
Length | 52:38 | |||
Label | Matty Grooves | |||
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Shuffle and Go is the twenty-ninth studio album by British folk rock band Fairport Convention, released in January 2020. It was their last to feature drummer Gerry Conway who left the group in 2022.
Recording and release
Recording for the album took place at Woodworm Studios in October 2019. The album was released via the band's website in time for their winter tour which began in January 2020, where the album was available to buy from the merchandise table at every show. The album then got an official release on 28 February 2020 from all other retailers and platforms.[1]
Critical reception
John Barlass of At The Barrier called Shuffle and Go "a most enjoyable piece of work"[2] and David Kidman of Folk Radio also gave the album praise, calling it "another solid, and solidly desirable, entry in the Fairport canon."[3]
Track listing
- "Don't Reveal My Name" (Chris Leslie) – 3:59
- "Cider Rain" (James Wood, Luc Boisseau, Philippe Richalley) – 3:43
- "Good Time for a Fiddle and Bow / The Christmas Eve Reel" (Leslie, Tommy Coen) – 4:20
- "A Thousand Bars" (Rob Beattie) – 5:29
- "Shuffle and Go" (Leslie) – 3:14
- "Moses Waits" (Beattie) – 4:20
- "Steampunkery" (Ric Sanders) – 3:42
- "Linseed Memories" (James Wood) – 3:30
- "The Year of Fifty Nine" (Leslie) – 3:24
- "The Byfield Steeplechase" (PJ Wright) – 3:51
- "Moondust and Solitude" (Leslie) – 5:30
- "Jolly Springtime" (James Taylor) – 2:00
- "Precious Time" (Sanders) – 5:29
Personnel
- Simon Nicol – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Dave Pegg – vocals, bass guitar, ukulele, bass ukulele, mandolin
- Chris Leslie – vocals, mandolin, violin, acoustic guitar, harmonica, bouzouki, whistle, kalimba, Celtic harp, ukulele
- Ric Sanders – violin, keyboards, ukulele, bass ukulele
- Gerry Conway – drums, percussion
See also
References
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- Simon Nicol
- Dave Pegg
- Ric Sanders
- Chris Leslie
- Dave Mattacks
- Richard Thompson
- Ashley Hutchings
- Martin Lamble
- Judy Dyble
- Iain Matthews
- Sandy Denny
- Dave Swarbrick
- Trevor Lucas
- Jerry Donahue
- Bruce Rowland
- Dan Ar Braz
- Maartin Allcock
- Gerry Conway
- Fairport Convention (1968)
- What We Did on Our Holidays (1969)
- Unhalfbricking (1969)
- Liege & Lief (1969)
- Full House (1970)
- Angel Delight (1971)
- "Babbacombe" Lee (1971)
- Rosie (1973)
- Nine (1973)
- Rising for the Moon (1975)
- Gottle O'Geer (1976)
- The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977)
- Tipplers Tales (1978)
- Gladys' Leap (1985)
- Expletive Delighted! (1986)
- In Real Time: Live '87 (1987)
- Red & Gold (1988)
- The Five Seasons (1990)
- Jewel in the Crown (1995)
- Old New Borrowed Blue (1996)
- Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997)
- The Wood and the Wire (1999)
- XXXV (2001)
- Over the Next Hill (2004)
- Sense of Occasion (2007)
- Festival Bell (2011)
- By Popular Request (2012)
- Myths and Heroes (2015)
- 50:50@50 (2017)
- Shuffle and Go (2020)
- "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968)
- "Meet on the Ledge" (1968)
- "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969)
- "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969)
- "Now Be Thankful" (1970)
- Fairport Live Convention (1974)
- Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977)
- Farewell, Farewell (1979)
- Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982)
- House Full (1986)
- Heyday (1987)
- From Past Archives (1994)
- Live at the BBC (2007)
- Off the Desk (2008)
- The History of Fairport Convention (1972)
- Fairport Chronicles (1976)
- The Cropredy Box (1998)