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Title: End of a Holiday Post by: Brendan on June 25, 2008, 11:54:35 PM Today on 1968: Day by Day, on Radio 4, while playing news reports covering the sad demise of Tony Hancock, they played End of a Holiday. Still works after all this time Mr Nicol, excellent, definitely far superior to Sabbaths "Fluff" in my book.
Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Pat Helms on June 26, 2008, 05:12:36 PM definitely far superior to Sabbaths "Fluff" in my book. Perhaps, but "Laguna Sunrise" comes awfully close, IMHO! ;D Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: davidmjs on June 26, 2008, 06:31:58 PM definitely far superior to Sabbaths "Fluff" in my book. Perhaps, but "Laguna Sunrise" comes awfully close, IMHO! ;D All three have a very prominent place in my heart.... Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Polly Oxford (Andie) on July 02, 2008, 01:23:15 PM - Cropredy this year? Pretty please???
Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Big Dave on July 02, 2008, 01:26:05 PM Yes please, come on Simon, a special request from the TAW mob!
Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Miguel Cajon (Mick) on July 03, 2008, 11:32:38 PM Didn't he play a bit of it as part of the Hiring Fair medley thingy he did with Ric? Or am I drunk again. I'm sure he played a couple of bars of it.
Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Anne T on July 04, 2008, 06:13:42 PM Didn't it get played as part of the introduction to Matty Groves? Or was I imagining that?
Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: PLW (Peter) on July 07, 2008, 01:53:35 PM Didn't it get played as part of the introduction to Matty Groves? Or was I imagining that? More than once I think. Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: KascadeDan on July 07, 2008, 04:23:38 PM Didn't it get played as part of the introduction to Matty Groves? Or was I imagining that? More than once I think. Yes it was! Does anyone know where I can find End Of A Holiday? Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: jude on July 07, 2008, 04:25:09 PM Does anyone know where I can find End Of A Holiday? It's on What We Did On Our Holidays Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Dr Clive on July 07, 2008, 05:39:04 PM Does anyone know where I can find End Of A Holiday? It's on What We Did On Our Holidays ... and the sheet music is in FC Songbook 2. DC Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Dr Monk on July 11, 2008, 11:31:30 AM I'm assuming this is legal:
http://www.last.fm/music/Fairport+Convention/_/End+Of+A+Holiday Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Speleologist (Robin) on July 11, 2008, 01:25:03 PM Simon did a rather fine new recording of it in 1989 for the "Mastercraftsmen" Album.
Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: GubGub (Al) on July 11, 2008, 01:43:35 PM Simon did a rather fine new recording of it in 1989 for the "Mastercraftsmen" Album. Never heard of that! What is it and where can I get it? Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Paolo on July 11, 2008, 02:06:13 PM The same as Gub Gub ???
best paolo Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Speleologist (Robin) on July 11, 2008, 02:16:43 PM Simon did a rather fine new recording of it in 1989 for the "Mastercraftsmen" Album. Never heard of that! What is it and where can I get it? I don't think it's still available. It was on the Nico Polo label. Various artists with the common link that they were all playing instruments made by Rob Armstrong. Track List 1. Armstrong's Almain (Martin Allcock, Simon Nicle, Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders) 2. Goin' Back (Vikki Clayton) 3. The Last Magician (Pete Laity) 4. Showtime Baby (Martin Jenkins) 5. Downsteps (Gordon Giltrap) 6. I Know My Love (Kevin Dempsey & Chris Leslie) 7. After the Hop/Cambridge Dawn/Carnival (Phil Beer) 8. End of a Holiday (Simon Nicol) 9. The Parting (Bert Jansch & Pette Kirtley) 10. Rooftop Rhapsody (Martin Jenkins) 11. Frank Depsey's Lament/You Can Let Go Now (Kevin Dempsey & Chris Leslie) 12. Spring Dance (Gordon Giltrap) 13. Carrick Roads (Phil Beer) 14. Our Sip is Sailing (Martin Allcock & Dave Mattacks) All in all an excellent album. Of particular interest is the last track, Our Sip is Sailing. This had words added by Chris Leslie to become Lalla Rookh on "Old, New, Borrowed, Blue" Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Polly Oxford (Andie) on July 11, 2008, 03:52:25 PM Now that really sounds like my kinda sampler, can't imagine why I never found it before! Thanks for the suggestion, pity it wasn't made when there were still copies to be found!! :(
Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Speleologist (Robin) on July 11, 2008, 04:06:15 PM Not a sampler, all the tracks were recorded specially for the album.
I don't know what happened to the Nico Polo label, but they also released Ric's first solo album, and the One to One album with Ric and Gordon Giltrap. It was run by Mark Ringwood as a subsidiary of Marco Polo. The web domain appears to be no longer live. It would be interesting to know who owns the rights now and whether there's any prospect of a re-release. Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Polly Oxford (Andie) on July 11, 2008, 04:17:45 PM Sorry, of course not an actual 'sampler', more of a compilation, but it would have sat in my 'Serendipity' section of CDs.
- now there's an interesting topic... Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Malcolm on July 11, 2008, 05:18:58 PM Sorry, of course not an actual 'sampler', more of a compilation, but it would have sat in my 'Serendipity' section of CDs. - now there's an interesting topic... Was it ever a CD? I've got it on cassette. Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Speleologist (Robin) on July 11, 2008, 05:49:34 PM I never knew it was on Cassette! Cd is Nico Polo CD003 - I bought my copy direct from Mark Ringwood (I think I posted him a cheque).
I have the frst 3 CD's on the label NP001 - Ric Sanders - Whenever NP002 - Gordon Giltrap & Ric Sanders - One to One NP CD003 - Mastercraftsmen I don't know of any subsequent ones so maybe it's all there ever was! I believe the parent label, Marco Polo, specialised in obscure classical stuff and it seems it's now defunct. Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Amethyst (Jenny) on July 11, 2008, 08:47:27 PM I got it on cassette first and then later on cd.. but that was many years ago..... maybe it'll come up on ebay at some point??
Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Pat Helms on July 12, 2008, 09:02:33 PM Simon did the tune during an equipment problem at an RT Big Band show in '83 - I think in Ohio somewhere. They went on to do both Calvary Cross and Night Comes In during the set.
Not a bad evening, indeed! I've got it on tape somewhere....... Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Joss on July 30, 2008, 07:19:07 PM Amazing CD, just received a copy. I just googled for it, found a copy on sale from a US cd shop www.cduniverse.com, ordered & paid total of £9.61 including Airmail P&P, took 14 days to arrive.
The CD is number 16 on the Terra Nova label under licence from Marco Polo. On the rear cover it says 'File under Fairport Convention'. Other CDs on the label are Barry Gleeson, Cordas et Cannas, Nick Harper, Reet Petite & Gone, And Did Those Feet, Artisan, Les Barker, Anthony John Clarke, Arcadia Reach, Gill Whitehurst, Mick Ryan & Pete Harris, Mind Pilots, Ravi, Now Here This (sampler), In The Wake, Master Craftsmen and finally One to One (Rick Sanders & Gordon Giltrap). Looks like it's worth trying to find some of these others. PS The Simon Nicol rendering of 'End of A Holiday' is beautiful! Cheers Joss Title: Re: End of a Holiday Post by: Speleologist (Robin) on August 01, 2008, 10:55:12 AM Amazing CD, just received a copy. I just googled for it, found a copy on sale from a US cd shop www.cduniverse.com, ordered & paid total of £9.61 including Airmail P&P, took 14 days to arrive. The CD is number 16 on the Terra Nova label under licence from Marco Polo. On the rear cover it says 'File under Fairport Convention'. Other CDs on the label are Barry Gleeson, Cordas et Cannas, Nick Harper, Reet Petite & Gone, And Did Those Feet, Artisan, Les Barker, Anthony John Clarke, Arcadia Reach, Gill Whitehurst, Mick Ryan & Pete Harris, Mind Pilots, Ravi, Now Here This (sampler), In The Wake, Master Craftsmen and finally One to One (Rick Sanders & Gordon Giltrap). Looks like it's worth trying to find some of these others. PS The Simon Nicol rendering of 'End of A Holiday' is beautiful! Cheers Joss I wholeheartedly agree about the recording of "End of a Holiday", it's superb. Shame that they're not listinc Ric's first solo album, "Whenever" |