Liege and Lief era Fairport and Swarb

[MarkC]

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I even quite like Byrdmaniax!  At least four superb songs on there (Kathleen's Song, Pale Blue, Jamaica Say You Will, and Absolute Happiness).

Jules
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Great songs---but the production is---disturbing to my ears.

[Jules Gray]

I even quite like Byrdmaniax!  At least four superb songs on there (Kathleen's Song, Pale Blue, Jamaica Say You Will, and Absolute Happiness).

Great songs---but the production is---disturbing to my ears.  

I think it's fine.  The strings work on those songs.  Some of the others are....less successful.

Jules

[Paul]

Is my memory playing tricks or have loads of rock bands had fiddles?

Mahavishnu Orchestra (J-L Ponty), Soft Machine (can't remember who that was), East of Eden (Dave Arbus), Family (Ric Grech - who is also on the Fairport Heyday CD), It's a Beautiful Day (David LaFlamme), Flock (Jerry Goodman), John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (Sugar Cane Harris), Jefferson Airplane (Papa John Creech). Didn't Rick Danko play fiddle in The Band?

Didn't The Wombles have a fiddle player in 'Remember You're a Womble'?

Yes. I think he posts on this board sometimes.  

Paul

[PLW (Peter)]

soft machine was our very own Ric

My little joke, Jim.

[Neil]

So to bring this all round again:

Bands that last a long time have fans who have a hard time moving on and accepting growth or difference, fans that find it hard to be critical and fans who will wait for the next recording with hope, what they hope for may be different though.

Some bands have violin players in the band and some of those bands are not completely human.

Dylan has been musical in the past.

Fairport Convention have managed to survive Liege and Lief, it still continues to cause controversy even on forums associated with that music, looks like we are all okay then.

Back on topic please.

Neil

[Jim]

soft machine was our very own Ric

My little joke, Jim.

soz