MYTHS AND HEROES

Fairport Convention

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3.33 | 12 ratings | 1 reviews | 8% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 2015

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Myth and Heroes (3:17)
2. Clear Water (3:57)
3. The Flyde Mountain Time / Roger Bucknell's Polka (3:06) *
4. Theodore's Song (4:54) *
5. Love At First Sight (3:49)
6. John Condon (5:54)
7. The Gallivant (4:57)
8. The Man In the Water (3:54)
9. Bring Me Back My Feathers ((3:53)
10. Grace and Favour (4:24) *
11. Weightless / The Gravity Reel (3:53)
12. Home (4:12)
13. Jonah's Oak (3:49) *

* Absent on LP edition

Total Time 50.38

Line-up / Musicians

- Simon Nicol / lead (2,6,8,12) & backing vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
- Dave Pegg / bass (7,9,11), 5-string bass (5), double bass (6), fretless bass (8), ukulele (2,13), tenor banjo & mandolin & bouzouki (3), co-lead (8) & backing vocals
- Ric Sanders / baritone (2,8,11) & electric violins, ukulele (3,4), keyboards (7,13)
- Chris Leslie / lead (1,4,5,8?11) & backing vocals, mandolin (1,3,7,11,12), bouzouki (3,5,8,10), whistle (2), banjo (3,9), tenor guitar (4,11), violin (13), harmonica (6), Irish harp (8)
- Matt Pegg / bass (4,10,12), 5-string bass (1)
- Gerry Conway / drums, percussion

With:
- Joe Broughton / fiddle & string / horn arrangements (7)
- Aria Trig�s / violin (7)
- Paloma Trig�s / violin (7)
- Rob Spalton / trumpet (7)
- Benjamin Hill / alto sax (7)
- Jake Thornton / alto sax (7)
- Emma Jones / tenor sax (7)

Releases information

Artwork: Mick Toole

LP Matty Grooves ‎- MGLP053 (2015, UK) Four tracks less than CD edition (# 3,4,10 & 13)

CD Matty Grooves - MGCD053 (2015, UK)

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FAIRPORT CONVENTION Myths And Heroes ratings distribution

3.33
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3 stars Fairport Convention are more of an historical institution to some than a music group, so it's easy to give the band a pass based on sentimentality rather than merit. However, this latest incarnation of FC, like the many that preceded it, are still world class musicians with the desire to produce ... (read more)

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