Fairport Convention - Who Knows? 1975 Woodworm Archives Vol. 1

Title: Who Knows? 1975 Woodworm Archives Vol. 1 Artist: Fairport Convention Release Date: 2/14/2005 Re-Released On: 6/7/2005 Label: Talking Elephant UPCs: 5028479007226, 669910044261 Genre: Rock Styles: 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: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Rising for the Moon
2. One More Chance
3. Brilliancy Medley and the Cherokee Shufflee
4. Hexamshire Lass
5. Restless
6. Stranger to Himself
7. Sloth
8. Iron Lion
9. John the Gun
10. Sir B McKenzies
11. Lark in the Morning
12. Down in the Flood
13. Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Talking Elephant 2005 CD Talking Elephant 72

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For Sandy Denny fans, anything involving her is worthwhile, and fewer and fewer scraps turn up. This, however, found as Woodworm Studios was being cleared, is a lo-fi gem. Recorded at a gig in 1975, it presents Denny in wonderful form, with Fairport on tour after releasing Rising for the Moon (a vastly underappreciated disc). There's plenty of the familiar in the set, be they Fairport songs or Denny originals, and the band is in good form, dashing around curves just prior to falling apart -- which would come not long after. The sound is bootleg quality, but the performance more than makes up for that. There's a passion to Denny's voice that the studio never captured, and a sense of the blood being up, with a new drummer (Bruce Rowland) and Jerry Donahue wringing amazing passages from his guitar -- he's especially good on "Sloth." But newer and vintage material is equally fiery, with "One More Chance" a standout and "Rising for the Moon" far more beautiful in this live version. And, of course, they close with the anthemic "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" Given the sound quality, this isn't for everyone, but all Fairport and Sandy Denny fans should grab it fast. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bruce Rowland Drums, Percussion Dave Pegg Vocals (Background), Guitar (Bass) Dave Swarbrick Fiddle, Vocals Donya Brockway Photography Fairport Convention Arranger Jerry Donahue Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Jorgen Angel Photography Sandy Denny Vocals, Piano, Guitar (Acoustic)