''Landfall'' is an album by

Martin Carthy Martin Carthy MBE (born 21 May 1941) is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, and later artists such as ...

, released in 1971. Carthy made this album in the year he left

Steeleye Span Steeleye Span are a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. The band were part of the 1970s British folk revival, and we ...

. The song "Cold Haily Windy Night" is a re-recording of the same song on Steeleye's album ''

Please to See the King ''Please to See the King'' is the second album by Steeleye Span, released in 1971. A major personnel change following their previous effort, '' Hark! The Village Wait'', brought about a substantial change in their overall sound, including a lac ...

''. In contrast to the richly resonating sound on that album, here everything is stripped down without any reverb. Later he would record it again with ''

The Imagined Village The Imagined Village is a folk music project founded by Simon Emmerson of Afro Celt Sound System. It is intended to produce modern folk music that represented modern multiculturalism in the United Kingdom and as such, featured musicians from a ...

'', returning to a complex rhythm once more. Steeleye Span made some attempt to convey regional accent. Here every song is sung with the southern English accent that is natural to him. "The Cruel Mother" is sung without accompaniment. The

Polygram Records PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be a ...

subsidiary Gama Records Ltd licensed the album to

Topic Records Topic Records is a British folk music label, which played a major role in the second British folk revival. It began as an offshoot of the Workers' Music Association in 1939, making it the oldest independent record label in the world.M. Brocken, ...

who issued it in 1977. The original issue on Philips had "Landfall" as one word. The cover of the reissue on

had "Land" followed by "Martin Carthy" on the next line, followed by "Fall" on the next line, almost implying that "Land Fall" is two words. The spine had the title as a single word and all discographies treat it as one word. Dave Goulder's song "January Man" is his best known song. Martin Carthy played on Goulder's album ''Requiem For Steam'' in 1971. ''Landfall'' was re-issued by Topic on CD in 1996.

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted. # "Here's Adieu To All Judges and Juries" – 2:54 # " Brown Adam" – 6:24 # " O'er the Hills" – 5:51 # " Cruel Mother" – 6:10 # "Cold Haily Windy Night" – 4:30 # "His Name is Andrew" (

David Ackles David Thomas Ackles (February 20, 1937 – March 2, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and child actor. He recorded four albums between 1968 and 1973. Describing Ackles' style in 2003, critic Colin McElligatt wrote, "An unlikely ...

) – 5:19 # "The Bold Poachers" – 4:59 # "Dust to Dust" ( John Kirkpatrick) – 3:46 # "The Broomfield Hill" – 4:40 # "January Man" (

Dave Goulder Dave Goulder (born 1 January 1939) is a British singer, guitarist, dry stone wall builder,Wicked Local, mountain climber, railway fireman, humorist, and composer. He is best known for his song "January Man" and for his collections of railway so ...

) – 3:15

Personnel

*Martin Carthy – vocals, guitar ;Technical *David Voyde - recording engineer *Tony Russell - sleeve {{Authority control 1971 albums Philips Records albums Martin Carthy albums Topic Records albums Albums produced by Terry Brown (record producer)