Fairport Convention,
Rosie


CD UKIsland Records IMCD 152 (512 754-2) (August 1992) - 
CD Island Records IMCD 309 (with bonus tracks, August 2004)


Il 1972 è un anno difficile per i Fairport; Simon Nicol si allontana dal gruppo per seguire Ashley Hutchings nella Albion Band. Entrano invece nella formazione il cantante Trevor Lucas  (marito di Sandy Danny) e il chitarrista americano Jerry Donahue. Il disco non è dei migliori, c'è solo un brano tradizionale e molti pezzi appaiono un po' troppo facili, ad eccezione della intensa "Rosie" ch eda titolo all'album. Mick Haggerty ha curato una copertina suggestiva quantunque un po' oleografica.


Tracks:

Rosie (Dave Swarbrick)  3'36" - Matthew, Mark, Luke & John (Dave Pegg / Dave Swarbrick)  3'53" - Knights Of The Road (Trevor Lucas / Peter Roche)  3'53" - Peggy's Pub (Dave Pegg)  2'24" - The Plainsman (Music Trad. Arr. - Trevor Lucas / Words - Peter Roche)  3'17" - Hungarian Rhapsody (Dave Pegg) 3'12" - My Girl (Dave Swarbrick) 5'13" - Me With You (Dave Swarbrick) 3'38" - The Hen's March Through The Midden / The Four Poster Bed (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 2'48" - Furs & Feathers (Dave Swarbrick) 4'32"


Musicians:

Dave Swarbrick: Vocals, Fiddle, Viola, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar - Trevor Lucas: Vocals, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Guitar - Jerry Donahue: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals - Dave Pegg: Vocals, Bass Guitar, Mandolin - Dave Mattacks: Drums, Percussion, Piano

with

Richard ThompsonElectric & 12-String Acoustic Guitar (Track 1) - Sandy DennyBacking Vocals (Track 1) - Linda PetersBacking Vocals (Track 1) - Gerry ConwayDrums (Tracks 1, 3, 5) - Tim DonaldDrums (Tracks 2, 6, 7) - Ralph McTell   Acoustic Guitar (Track 8)


Recorded Mostly:July - August 1972 at Sound Techniques, London Sound Engineer:John Wood, all but Swarb and Peggy's contributions to tracks 3 & 5 recorded circa 1971 by a Sandy-less Fotheringay (Bass part later replaced). - Engineer:Vic Gamm - Produced by:Trevor Lucas - Sleeve Design:Mick Haggerty