''The Bonny Bunch of Roses'' is the twelfth studio album by
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 ...
.
This album had the highest number of traditional songs that Fairport had recorded since ''
Liege & Lief
''Liege & Lief'' is the fourth album by the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is the third album the group released in the UK during 1969, all of which prominently feature Sandy Denny as lead female vocalist (Denny did not appear o ...
''. For this album, Simon Nicol returned after an absence of five years although he had contributed some guitar to the previous record, ''
Gottle O'Geer
''Gottle O'Geer'' (credited to "Fairport" and to "Fairport Featuring Dave Swarbrick" in the US) is the eleventh studio album by English folk rock band Fairport Convention. The album was released through Island Records in May 1976.
The departu ...
'' and mixed the album. It was recorded between August 1976 and March 1977 at Island Studios, London.
Track listing
All tracks credited to "Trad." unless otherwise noted
;Side one
# "Jams O'Donnells Jig" (
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 ...
) - 2:33
# "The Eynsham Poacher" - 2:22
# "
Adieu Adieu" - 2:26
# "
The Bonny Bunch of Roses" - 12:19
;Side two
# "The Poor Ditching Boy" (
Richard Thompson) - 3:56
# "General Taylor" - 3:39
# "Run Johnny Run" (
Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song " Streets of London" (19 ...
) - 4:34
# "The Last Waltz" (Dave Swarbrick) - 3:02
# "Royal Seleccion No 13" (Haste to the Wedding/Morpeth Rant/
Toytown March/Dashing White Sargeant) - 4:15
[named after a box of cigars favoured by Bruce Rowland]
Personnel
;Fairport Convention
*
Dave Swarbrick
David Cyril Eric Swarbrick (5 April 1941 – 3 June 2016) was an English folk musician and singer-songwriter. His style has been copied or developed by almost every British and many world folk violin players who have followed him. He was ...
- fiddle, mandolin,
mandocello
The mandocello ( it, mandoloncello, Liuto cantabile, liuto moderno) is a plucked string instrument of the mandolin family. It is larger than the mandolin, and is the baritone instrument of the mandolin family. Its eight strings are in four paire ...
, vocals
*
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 ...
- electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, dulcimer, piano
*
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 ...
- bass guitar, guitar, mandolin, vocals
*
Bruce Rowland - drums, percussion, electric piano
References and notes
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1977 albums
Fairport Convention albums