Fairport Convention, Festival

4CD Membran Music 233122 (1 November 2010)

Un cofanetto con 4 CD e una grafica tanto originale quanto anonima (Shuttertock, chi era costui?) come anonima è tutta la confezione. Pare incredibile che non venga citata la provenienza dei brani, neppure nel generico booklet interno. Ma è mai possibile? Dopo attenta analisi possiamo dunque dire che il CD 1 altro non è che l'album "'Acoustically Down Under" (1996), che il CD 4 corrisponde a "The Five Seasons" (le prime dieci tracce) e che i CD 2 e 3 sono la copia esatta del doppio album Cropredy 2002. Insomma: il pezzo non è indispensabile.

Tracks CD 1: - Acoustically Down Under 
SlipJigs & Reels (Steve Tilston) 5'21" - Woodworm Swing (Ric Sanders) 3'16" - Crazy Man Michael (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) 4'57" - There Once Was Love (Paul Metsers) / Innstuck (Maartin Allcock) 4'41" - The Naked Highwayman (Steve Tilston) 4'44" - Portmeirion (Ric Sanders) 5'11" - Foolish You (Wade Hemsworth) 3'31" - The Deserter (Trad Arr Fairport Convention) 6'27" - Mock Morris '90 [The Green Man / The Cropredy Badger / Molly on the Jetty] (Ric Sanders) 4'57 " - A Surfeit of Lampreys (Maartin Allcock) 2'49" - Frozen Man (James Taylor) 4'38" - Lalla Rookh (Chris Leslie) 5'14" - Con Casey's Jig / Tripping Up The Stairs (Trad Arr Maartin Allcock) 4'01" - Matty Groves (Trad Arr Fairport Convention) 9'28" - Rosie (Dave Swarbrick) 4'25" 

Tracks CD 2:- The Early Years - The Friday Set 
Time Will Show The Wiser (Emitt Rhodes) 3'57" - One Sure Thing (Harvey Brooks / Jim Glover) 3'44" - Jack O'Diamonds (Bob Dylan / Ben Carruthers) 4'12" - It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (Bob Dylan) 5'45" - I'll Keep It With Mine (Bob Dylan) 6'36" - Nottamun Town (Trad Arr Fairport Convention) 4'53" - Cajun Woman (Richard Thompson) 3'21" - Million Dollar Bash (Bob Dylan) 4'15" - Tam Lin (Trad Arr Dave Swarbrick) 9'29" - Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (Sandy Denny) 7'33" - Red And Gold (Ralph McTell) 6'49" 

Tracks CD 3: - Leaving Liege - The Saturday Set 
The Widow of Westmorland's Daughter (Trad Arr Fairport Convention) 5'05" - Neil's Morris [Double Lead Through / Double Lead Jig / Off She Goes] (Trad Arr Neil Wayne) 4'24" - The Journeyman's Grace (Dave Swarbrick / Richard Thompson) 5'01" - Walk Awhile (Dave Swarbrick / Richard Thompson) 4'18" - Doctor Of Physick (Dave Swarbrick / Richard Thompson) 5'11" - You Ain't Going Nowhere (Bob Dylan) 4'09" - Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman (Dave Swarbrick / Richard Thompson) 5'55" - Sloth (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) 12'51" - Rising For The Moon (Sandy Denny) 4'09" - John The Gun (Sandy Denny) 5'39" - Rosie (Dave Swarbrick) 4'49" - The Naked Highwayman (Steve Tilston) 4'45" - Meet on the Ledge (Richard Thompson) 6'20" 

Tracks CD 4 : The Five Seasons 
Claudy Banks (Trad Arr Fairport Convention) 5'54" - All Your Beauty (Barry Lowe / Martin White) 2'56" - Cup Of Tea! (Maartin Allcock) /A Loaf Of Bread (Maartin Allcock) / Miss Monahan's (Trad Arr Maartin Allcock) 3'18" - Gold (Peter Blegvad) 5'07" - Rhythm Of The Time (Dave Whetstone) 5'52" - The Card Song (Trad Arr Fairport Convention) / Shuffle The Pack (Ric Sanders) 4'28" - Mock Morris '90 [The Green Man / The Cropredy Badger / Molly On The Jetty] (Ric Sanders) 4'55" - Sock In It (Dave Whetstone) 5'31" - Ginnie (Huw Williams) 4'12" - The Wounded Whale (Archie Fisher Arr.Maartin Allcock) 6'43" - Caught a Whisper (Dave Whetstone)