Brass Monkey, LP UK Topic records 1983 - 12TS431

In this first, beautiful, album, the group presents itself in a photograph by Keith Morris: the place could be an airport or a subway station. Among the compositions, the adaptation of Martin Carthy in "Fable of the Wings", the evocative "Bad News" by Richard Thompson and the exceptional "Sovay", a composition made famous by Pentangle, stand out.

In questo primo, bellissimo, disco, il gruppo si presenta in una fotografia di Keith Morris: il luogo potrebbe essere un aeroporto oppure una stazione della metropolitana. Tra le composizioni si evidenziano l'adattamento di Martin Carthy in "Fable of the Wings", l'evocativa "Bad News" di Richard Thompson e l'eccezionale "Sovay", composizione diventata famosa grazie ai Pentangle.

Tracks: 1 Waterman's Hornpipe - 2 Fable of the Wings - 3 The Miller's Three Sons - 4 The Maid & the Palmer - 5 Bad News - 6 Sovay - 7 Tip-Top Hornpipe / Primrose Polka - 8 Jolly Bold Robber - 9 Old Grenadier

Musicians: Martin Carthy guitar, mandolin, vocals - John Kirkpatrick Anglo-concertina, melodeon, button accordion, vocals - Howard Evans trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals - Martin Brinsford c-melody saxophone, mouth-organ, percussion - Roger Williams trombone, vocals