''Over the Next Hill'' is the twenty-third studio album by the band
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band, formed in 1967 by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer Shaun Frater (with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig.) They started o ...
, released in 2004.
Reception
''Over the Next Hill'' has been described by
Mojo
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* ' ...
as "simply
airport'sbest album in 25 years".
Recording
The album was recorded during March and April 2004 at Dave Pegg's
Woodworm
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Types of woodworm
Woodboring beetle ...
Studio,
Barford St. Michael
Barford St Michael is a village on the south bank of the River Swere in Oxfordshire, England, about south of Banbury.
History
The village is part of the civil parish of Barford St. John and St. Michael. Barford St Michael has sometimes bee ...
, Oxfordshire, UK. It was engineered and mixed by Mark Tucker, and the executive producer was Dave Pegg. It was the first release on the band's newly created
Matty Grooves label.
Track listing
#"Over the Next Hill"
(Steve Tilston
Steve Tilston (born 26 March 1950) is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Early life
Steve Tilston was born in Liverpool and brought up in Leicestershire. A graphic designer before taking up music in 1971, Tilston lived in Bristol ...
) – 4:21
#"I'm Already There"
(Chris Leslie
Christopher Michael Leslie (born 28 June 1972) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley from 1997 to 2005 and Nottingham East from 2010 to 2019. A former member of the Labour Party, he defected to form ...
) – 6:41
#"Wait for the Tide to Come In"
(Ben Bennion) – 4:37
#"Canny Capers"
(Ric Sanders
Richard Sanders (born 8 December 1952) is an English violinist who has played in jazz-rock, folk rock, British folk rock and folk groups, including Soft Machine and Fairport Convention.
Biography
Sanders' first experience with a professional ...
) – 5:11
#"Over the Falls"
(Chris Leslie) – 4:31
#"The Wassail Song"
(Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 3:16
#"The Fossil Hunter"
(Chris Leslie) – 6:15
#"Willow Creek"
(Steve Tilston, Chris Parkinson) – 3:51
#"Westward"
(Julie Matthews
Julie Matthews (born 1963) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. She has been a member of some of the most influential British folk duos and groups and is acknowledged internationally as a major songwriter ...
) – 4:09
#"Some Special Place"
(Ric Sanders) – 3:39
#"Si Tu Dois Partir" –
(Bob Dylan
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) 3:27
#"
Auld Lang Syne
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" (hidden track) -
(Traditional)
Personnel
;Fairport Convention
*
Gerry Conway
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–
percussion
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,
drums
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*
Chris Leslie
Christopher Michael Leslie (born 28 June 1972) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley from 1997 to 2005 and Nottingham East from 2010 to 2019. A former member of the Labour Party, he defected to form ...
–
mandolin
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,
bouzouki
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,
violin
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,
ukulele
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, vocals, Native American flute, electric mandolin
*
Simon Nicol
Simon John Breckenridge Nicol (born 13 October 1950) is an English guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founding member of British folk rock group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the ...
–
guitar
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, vocals
*
Dave Pegg
Dave Pegg (born 2 November 1947) is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer, primarily a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention and has been bassist with a number of folk ...
–
5-string bass,
acoustic bass guitar
The acoustic bass guitar (sometimes shortened to acoustic bass or initialized ABG) is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually larger than a steel-string acoustic guitar. Like the traditional electric bass guitar a ...
, mandolin, vocals,
double bass
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*
Ric Sanders
Richard Sanders (born 8 December 1952) is an English violinist who has played in jazz-rock, folk rock, British folk rock and folk groups, including Soft Machine and Fairport Convention.
Biography
Sanders' first experience with a professional ...
– mandolin, violin
;Additional personnel
*
Martin Lamble
Martin Francis Lamble (28 August 1949 – 12 May 1969) was the drummer for British folk rock band Fairport Convention, from just after their formation in 1967, until his death in the band's van crash in 1969. He joined the band after attending ...
- percussion on "Si Tu Dois Partir" (added from original 1969 recording)
*Anna Ryder -
accordion
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*
Chris While
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- vocals on "Si Tu Dois Partir"
*
Simon
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&
Hilary Mayor - vocals on "Auld Lang Syne"
References
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Fairport Convention albums
2004 albums