Nine (Fairport Convention album)
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Nine is the ninth album by the British folk rock group Fairport Convention
and, according to Allmusic, is their most uneven.
Bonus tracks recorded live at The Howff (London) on April 23, 1973.
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...
and, according to Allmusic, is their most uneven.
Side one
- "The Hexhamshire Lass" (Trad arr Fairport Convention) – 2:31
- "Polly on the Shore" (Music: Pegg, Words: Trad arr Swarbrick/Lucas) – 4:56
- "The Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle" (Traditional) – 3:56
- "To Althea From Prison" (Words LovelaceRichard LovelaceRichard Lovelace was an English poet in the seventeenth century. He was a cavalier poet who fought on behalf of the king during the Civil war. His best known works are To Althea, from Prison, and To Lucasta, Going to the Warres....
/Music: Dave Swarbrick) – 5:10 - "Tokyo" (Donahue) – 2:52
Side two
- "Bring 'Em Down" (Lucas) – 5:59
- "Big William" (Lucas/Swarbrick) – 3:25
- "Pleasure and Pain" (Lucas/Swarbrick) – 5:03
- "Possibly Parsons Green" (Lucas/Roche) – 4:42
Bonus tracks on CD reissue
- "The Devil in the Kitchen" (Fiddlestix) – 2:49
- "George Jackson" (Live) – 2:49
- "Pleasure and Pain" (Live) – 4:59
- "Six Days on the Road" (Live) – 3:44
Bonus tracks recorded live at The Howff (London) on April 23, 1973.
Personnel
- Dave SwarbrickDave SwarbrickDave Swarbrick is an English folk musician and singer-songwriter. He has been described by Ashley Hutchings as 'the most influential [British] fiddle player bar none' and his style has been copied or developed by almost every British, and many World folk violin players that have followed him...
: vocals, violin, viola, mandolin - Trevor LucasTrevor LucasTrevor George Lucas was an influential folk artist, a member of Fairport Convention and one of the founders of Fotheringay...
: vocals, acoustic guitar - Jerry DonahueJerry DonahueJerry Donahue is an American guitarist and producer primarily known for his work in the British folk rock scene as a member of Fotheringay and Fairport Convention as well as being a member of the rock guitar trio The Hellecasters.-Biography:Donahue was born in New York, the son of big band...
: guitars - Dave PeggDave PeggDave Pegg is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer, arguably most visible as a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the pre-eminent electric folk band Fairport Convention and has been bassist with a number of important folk and rock groups including The Ian Campbell...
: bass, mandolin, backing vocals - Dave MattacksDave MattacksDave Mattacks is a rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician, and as a performance artist...
: drums, percussion, keyboards, bass