The Unthanks had their marvellous ‘Magpie’ played during episode 1 
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Fairport Convention, Heyday: the BBC Radio Sessions 1968–69 live recordings from John Peel’s Top Gear among others . My CD is the 2002 extended version on Island, featuring ‘Tam Lin’ as track 20.
Sandy Denny: piano, guitar, vocals;
Ian Matthews: percussion, vocals [CD: 1-11, 13-14];
Martin Lamble: drums, percussion, vocals;
Simon Nicol: guitar, banjo, violin, vocals;
Ashley Hutchings: bass, vocals;
Richard Thompson: guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, vocals;
Ric Grech: violin [CD: 16-17];
Dave Mattacks: drums [CD: 19-20];
Dave Swarbrick: violin [CD: 19-20]
The earlier tracks are versions of American material, while the later shift into Fairport’s traditional songs which would become their mainstay.
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Dolores Keane sings with her aunts Rita and Sarah Keane.
R.I.P. Dolores
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Ye Vagabonds, The Hare’s Lament (2019)
Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn are brothers. Their songs are in Irish and English.
Alain McFadden: harmonium;
Jesse Smith: additional fiddles;
John Flynn: tin whistles;
Brìghde Chaimbeul: smallpipes
Bacach Shíol Andaí
The Foggy Dew
Seven Little Gypsies
Dá Mbeinn I Mo Bhádóir
The Hare’s Lament / Ocogovska Oro
I Courted A Wee Girl
On Yonder Hill
Tuirse Mo Chroí
Siún Ní Dhuibhir
Willie O Winsbury
We sang ‘The Foggy Dew’ at junior school oblivious to innuendo swirling over our heads!
A fabulous album on the River Lea label.
River Lea is a record label run by Geoff Travis & Jeannette Lee of Rough Trade along with music journalist Tim Chipping.
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Just listened to both these ECM albums which I like very much. Sax and piano are a good fit for June Tabor’s voice. Lovely!
At the Wood’s Heart Topic 2005 has a couple of tracks on which Iain Ballamy plays, Mark Lockheart plays sax as well and of course Huw Warren on piano.
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While ECM is mostly known for jazz and ECM New Series for contemporary classical music, I was curious about what might be folk inflected in their catalogue. The Danish String Quartet recorded Keel Road in 2024.
DSQ are violinists Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen and Frederik Øland, violist Asbjørn Nørgaard, and cellist Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin
O’Carolan: Mabel Kelly (Arr. for String Quartet by the Danish String Quartet)
Traditional: Pericondine / Fair Isle Jig (Arr. for String Quartet by the Danish String Quartet)
Carr: Stormpolskan (Arr. for String Quartet, Piano and Cittern by the Danish String Quartet)
Traditional: En Skomager Har Jeg Været
Sørensen: Once a Shoemaker
Traditional: Lovely Joan (Arr. for String Quartet by the Danish String Quartet)
O’Carolan: Carolan’s Quarrel with the Landlady (Arr. for String Quartet by the Danish String Quartet)
Traditional: Regin Smiður (Arr. for String Quartet by the Danish String Quartet)
O’Carolan: Captain O’Kane (Arr. for String Quartet by the Danish String Quartet)
Sjølin: Kjølhalling
O’Carolan: Planxty Kelly (Arr. for String Quartet by the Danish String Quartet)
Traditional: As I Walked Out (Arr. for String Quartet by the Danish String Quartet)
Traditional: Marie Louise / The Chat / Gale Warning (Arr. for String Quartet by the Danish String Quartet)
Traditional: Når Mitt Øye, Trett Av Møje (Arr. for String Quartet by the Danish String Quartet)
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Thanks, I’ll have a listen to his solo work. I only know his work with Lou.
Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson 1995 A very musically eclectic collection of covers.
- Shoot out the Lights – X
- Wall of Death – R.E.M.
- When the Spell Is Broken – Bonnie Raitt
- Turning of the Tide – Bob Mould
- For Shame of Doing Wrong – Evan Dando, Syd Straw
- Down Where the Drunkards Roll – Los Lobos
- Beat the Retreat – June Tabor
- Genesis Hall – June Tabor
- I Misunderstood – Dinosaur Jr.
- Madness of Love – Graham Parker
- Just the Motion – David Byrne
- Valerie – Beausoleil
- Heart Needs a Home – Shawn Colvin, Loudon Wainwright III
- Dimming of the Day – The Five Blind Boys of Alabama
- Farewell, Farewell – Martin Carthy, Maddy Prior
- Great Valerio – Martin Carthy, Maddy Prior
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An album I have liked from the moment it came out. One of the few covers albums worth the price of admission.
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RIP Pentangle’s Terry Cox
They were my introduction to Folk. Still worth a listen today.
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I agree, Mike. It is enriching to hear Richard Thompson’s songs performed by other musicians.
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Very sad, a great player and a true gent. Pentangle were unique in their brand of Folk and Jazz, their first album is a terrific recording as well, particularly the vinyl release.
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Richard and Linda Thompson, Shoot out the Lights (1982) Thanks to the memory of Andy Kershaw who had many sessions featuring RT, some of these were recorded and are available on the Richard Thompson BBC sessions. Shoot out the Lights might contend to be the best RT album?? Looking forward to seeing RT in June.
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