Fairport Convention, The Woodworm Years

 

Woodworm Records WRCD 015 (December 1991) - Silver Mist Music SIV CD 0005 (August 1996) - Folkprint FP003CD (1997)

 

Bella questa compilation, individuale e collettiva nello stesso tempo. Alcuni dei brani sono infatti tratti da LP che Simon Nicol, Martin Alcock e Ric Sanders hanno pubblicato individualmente; bello in particolare "Con Casey's jig" di Alcock. Il cd presenta una bellissima copertina di Tom Connell e una introduzione di Chris Pegg (moglie di Dave)  molto curiosa: in essa si raccontano le vicende della Woordworm, l'artigianale casa discografica consistente in ufficio inframezzato fra due camere da letto e un'antica chiesa "battista" che è stata all'uopo restaurata.

 

Tracks:

Level Pegging (Trad. Arr. Dave Pegg) (by DAVE PEGG) 3'03" - The Hiring Fair (Ralph McTell / Dave Mattacks) 5'46" - Wat Tyler (Ralph McTell / Simon Nicol) 5'28" - Portmeirion (Ric Sanders) 5'18" - Honour And Praise (John Richards) 5'17" - The Deserter (John Richards) (by SIMON NICOL) 5'10" - From A Distance (Julie Gold) (by SIMON NICOL) 5'00" - Rosemary's Sister (Huw Williams) (by SIMON NICOL) 5'34" - Red And Gold (Ralph McTell) 6'40" - Summer Before The War (Huw Williams) 4'30" - Con Casey's Jig / Tripping Up The Stairs (Trad. Arr. Martin Allcock) (by MARTIN ALLCOCK) 4'07" - Claudy Banks (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 5'53" - Three Jigs For Jamie (Ric Sanders) (by RIC SANDERS) 3'29" - Ginnie (Huw Williams) 4'10"


Track 1 from "The Cocktail Cowboy Goes It Alone" by Dave Pegg (Woodworm Records WR003)

Tracks 2, 3, 5 from "Gladys' Leap" (Woodworm Records WR007)

Track 4 from "Expletive Delighted" (Woodworm Records WR009)

Tracks 6, 7, 8 from "Before Your Time" by Simon Nicol (Woodworm Records WR010)

Tracks 9, 10 from "Red And Gold" (New Routes RUE 002)

Track 11 from "Maart" by Martin Allcock (Woodworm WRCD 012)

Tracks 12, 14 from "The Five Seasons" (New Routes RUE 005)

Track 13 from "Neither Time Or Distance" by Ric Sanders (Woodworm Records WRCD 017)


Inner Sleeve Notes: Chris Pegg - Front Cover Design & Illustration: Tom Connell - Group Photographs: John Woodward