The Wood and the Wire
The Wood and the Wire | ||||
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Studio album by Fairport Convention | ||||
Released | November 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | British folk rock | |||
Label | Woodworm | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Wood and the Wire is album released in 1999 by British folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is the twenty-ninth album released by the band since their debut, Fairport Convention, in 1968.
Gerry Conway returned to Fairport on drums for his first appearance since 1973,[2] but the album most strongly features Chris Leslie, who alone and with Nigel Stonier, composed and took lead parts on most of it.[2] The result, according to Allmusic, was that "Leslie seems to have been part of this "moveable feast" for much longer than three years.".[2] Dave Pegg would later comment "Nigel Stonier is a great producer, writer and musician. He has really been very beneficial in helping with Chris Leslie's songwriting. The two of them have written some great songs together which seem to fit the Fairport repertoire really well."[3]
The shop shown on the cover is in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and the boy looking into the window is Chris Leslie's son, Sam.[4]
Track listing
All tracks credited to Chris Leslie and Nigel Stonier unless otherwise noted[5]
- "The Wood and the Wire" - 4:08
- "The Dancer" (Chris Leslie) - 4:23
- "Wandering Man" - 4:51
- "The Heart of the Song" (Peter Scrowther) - 3:41
- "A Year and a Day" (Ric Sanders) - 4:14
- "The Game Pieces" - 4:13
- "Close to You" (Chris Leslie) - 4:21
- "Still a Mystery" - 2:40
- "Banbury Fair" (Chris Leslie) - 4:37
- "The Lady Vanishes" - 4:52
- "The Good Fortunes"[6] (Traditional; arrangement by Sanders and Leslie) - 3:59
- "Western Wind" (Traditional; arrangement by Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie and Gerry Conway) - 5:07
- "Don't Leave Too Soon" - 4:26
- "Rocky Road" (Steve Tilston)/"The Quaker" (Traditional; arrangement by Nicol, Pegg, Sanders, Leslie and Conway) - 5:01
- Bonus live tracks on 2005 release[7]
- "The Good Fortunes"[6](Traditional; arrangement by Ric Sanders and Chris Leslie) - 4:29
- "Now Be Thankful" (Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick) - 3:44
Personnel
- Fairport Convention
- Simon Nicol - guitar, vocal
- Chris Leslie - bouzouki, mandolin, vocals, didgeridoo
- Ric Sanders - violin
- Dave Pegg - bass, bass guitar, vocals
- Gerry Conway - drums, percussion[8]
- Technical
- Mark Tucker - production, engineering, mixing
- John Dent - mastering
- Mick Toole - design, cover photo
- Bob Battersby - photography
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c "allmusic ((( The Wood and the Wire - Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Interview with Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg – Fairport Convention Discussion List Website". www.fclist.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Shop - Fairport Convention's official website". Fairport Convention. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Fairport Convention Fansite " Expletive-Delighted!" - Discography THE WOOD & THE WIRE". Ian & Stephanie Rennie. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ a b (Coleraine Jig/Trip to Yorkshire/Bonny Breast Knot/Durham's Bull)
- ^ "Fairport Convention Fansite " Expletive-Delighted!" - Discography THE WOOD & THE WIRE". www.musikfolk.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "allmusic ((( The Wood and the Wire > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
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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)