Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight, Once in a Blue Moon

 

LP Three Black Feathers Rec.  2009 (TBFL P004)

 

Steve Rooke rimasterizza su vinile 180g, negli studi di Abbey Road,  quello che si può definire uno degli album più belli del panorama folk. Il risultato è splendido, il suono profondo e dettagliato. .L'artwork di copertina è di Bryan Ledgard. Le fotografie sono di Miles Evans. All'interno una intervista esclusiva a Olly Knight di Colin Irwin con originali fotografie di archivio.


Tracks Side A

At First She Starts (4:09) - Flight of the Pelican (3:44) - Stumbling On (4:06) - How Can I Leave (2:43) - Altisidora (2:58) - Dazed (3:39)


Tracks Side B

Phoebe (2:58) - Cornfield (2:21) - Midnight Feast (3:36) - So Strange Is Man (3:55) - Wilson's Arms (3:07) - Her White Gown (2:49) - Some Old Salty (2:51)


All tracks written and arranged by Lal Waterson and Oliver Knight, except Track 5 written by Lal Waterson, arranged by Jo Freya, Track 6 from a poem by Arthur Rimbaud.


Musicians

Lal Waterson: vocals; Oliver Knight: guitars, bass, effects, vocals; Charles O'Connor: fiddles [1]; Jo Freya: sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, vocals [3, 4, 5]; Martin Carthy: acoustic guitar [4]; Ray Williams: drums [7]; Troy Donockley: whistle [8]; Maria Gilhooley, vocals [3, 13]; Norma Waterson, vocals [4, 13]; Jim Boyes, Barry Coope, Lester Simpson, vocals [13]