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Festival Bell

Fairport Convention: Festival Bell (Matty Groves MGCD050)

Festival Bell
Fairport Convention

Matty Groves Records MGCD050 (CD, UK, 2011)

Produced by John Gale and Fairport Convention;
Recorded, engineered and mixed by John Gale;
Recorded, mixed and mastered at The Bowman’s Retreat;
Drums recorded at Sound By Design’s Delta Studios;
Frank Skinner recorded by Vo Fletcher

Musicians

Simon Nicol: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass ukulele;
Chris Leslie: vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, Portuguese guitar, D whistle, low D whistle, violin;
Ric Sanders: violins, keyboards, bass ukulele;
Dave Pegg: bass guitar, tenor ukulele, backing vocals;
Gerry Conway: drums, percussion, washboard

with
Joe Brown: ukulele, backing vocals [8];
Frank Skinner: banjolele [8]

Tracks

  1. Mercy Bay (6.46)
  2. Rui’s Guitar (4.39)
  3. Danny Jack’s Chase (3.55)
  4. Reunion Hill (4.52)
  5. Wouldn’t Say No (4.20)
  6. Around the Wild Cape Horn (5.07)
  7. Celtic Moon (5.10)
  8. Ukulele Central (4.17)
  9. Albert & Ted (2.38)
  10. Darkside Wood (4.49)
  11. London Apprentice / Johnny Ginears (3.50)
  12. Rising for the Moon (4.30)
  13. Danny Jack’s Reward (4.37)
  14. The Festival Bell (2.53)

Tracks 1-2, 5, 10, 14 Chris Leslie;
Tracks 3, 8, 11b, 13 Ric Sanders;
Track 4 Richard Shindell;
Tracks 6, 11a Ralph McTell;
Track 7 Carolyn & Mark Evans;
Track 9 Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders;
Track 12 Sandy Denny