Fairport Convention - Full House

Title: Full House Artist: Fairport Convention Release Date: 7/1970 Label: Hannibal Duration: 35:08 UPCs: 031257441728, 031257441711, 031257441742 Genre: Rock Styles: Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, British Folk, Progressive Folk, British Folk-Rock Moods: Dramatic, Earnest, Passionate, Pastoral, Amiable/Good-Natured, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Intimate, Literate, Witty, Energetic, Gentle, Intense, Laid-Back/Mellow, Melancholy, Organic, Reflective, Rollicking, Searching, Sophisticated, Wistful Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 7 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Walk Awhile
2. Dirty Linen
3. Sloth
4. Sir Patrick Spens
5. Flatback Caper
6. Doctor of Physick
7. The Flowers of the Forest

Year Type Label Catalog # ------ CD Hannibal 4417

Full House [UK Bonus Tracks] Full House [Bonus Tracks]

Fairport Convention is a group that has always beaten the odds -- that's why a version of the band is working in the 21st century. By the time of this, the group's fifth album, key members Ashley Hutchings and Sandy Denny had exited the lineup, yet the group continued here without skipping a beat, for the first time without a female singer -- and it turned out not to make a major difference. Richard Thompson and Dave Swarbrick took over as singers, and Dave Pegg (more recently of Jethro Tull) joined on bass, and the resulting album was actually more viscerally exciting than its predecessor, Liege and Lief, if not quite as important as that record, since it came first. Even vocally, this version of the group needed offer no apologies. Thompson, Swarbrick, Pegg, and Simon Nicol harmonize beautifully around strong lead vocals. Not only does the singing here retain the high standard of the earlier incarnation of the group (check out the harmony singing on "Sir Patrick Spens" and "Flowers of the Forest"), but the playing throughout has greater urgency and punch, from the rousing Thompson-Swarbrick opener "Walk Awhile" to the haunting, moody, dazzling nine-minute "Sloth," which remained part of the group's live set for years. An indispensable recording, and one that anybody who wants to truly know this band, or to take in some of the best work of Richard Thompson's career, must own (his playing on "Sloth" and "Doctor of Physick" makes it worthwhile). Swarbrick's fiddle and viola playing is also among the best of his career. Ironically, Thompson would make this his last full-time studio venture with Fairport, but what a way to go! ~ Stephen Winnick & Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Name Credits Dave Mattacks ?, Drums, Harmonica, Harmonium Dave Pegg Mandoline, Guitar, Mandolin, Guitar (Bass), Vocals Dave Swarbrick Mandolin, Viola, Mandoline, Vocals, Fiddle Fairport Convention Arranger Fran McManus CD Graphics Joe Boyd Producer John Wood Engineer Richard Thompson Guitar, Liner Notes, Vocals Simon Nicol Vocals, Guitar (Electric), Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Dulcimer, Bass, Bass (Electric), Guitar (Bass)