Old New Borrowed Blue
Old New Borrowed Blue | ||||
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Studio album by Fairport Convention | ||||
Released | May 1996 | |||
Recorded | September and October 1995 at Woodworm Studios, Barford St. Michael and The Mill Theatre, Banbury, Oxfordshire, 30 December 1995. | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 70:40 | |||
Label | Woodworm | |||
Producer | Fairport Convention | |||
Fairport Convention chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Old New Borrowed Blue is the nineteenth studio album by folk rock band Fairport Convention, although for this release, they were billed as "Fairport Acoustic Convention" as it was the band's first all-acoustic album in 29 years.[2] Part studio, part live, it was recorded to publicise a tour of the United States and consisted of cover versions, new songs and classic tracks dating back to the band's early career.[2] Dave Mattacks, who had provided drums and electronic instrumentation for previous albums, was absent.
Allmusic praised the album, saying "The playing is exquisite and the vocalizing by Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg is extraordinary".[2]
Track listing
- Studio tracks
- "Woodworm Swing" (Ric Sanders) - 3:08
- "Men" (Loudon Wainwright III) - 3:45
- "Aunt Sally Shuffle" (Dave Pegg) - 1:22
- "There Once Was Love" (Paul Metsers) / Innstück (Maartin Allcock) - 4:45
- "Frozen Man" (James Taylor) - 4:20
- "Mr Sands Is in the Building" (Maartin Allcock) - 2:06
- "Lalla Rookh" (Words: Chris Leslie; Music: Maartin Allcock) - 4:27
- Live tracks
- "Foolish You" (Wade Hemsworth) - 3:34
- "Crazy Man Michael" (Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick) - 5:09
- "The Widow of Westmorland's Daughter" (Traditional; arrangement by Fairport Convention) - 4:05
- "Genesis Hall" (Richard Thompson) - 4:13
- "The Deserter" (John Richards) - 5:43
- "The Swimming Song" (Loudon Wainwright III) - 3:24
- "Struck It Right" (Huw Williams) - 4:26
- "The Hiring Fair" (Ralph McTell, Dave Mattacks) - 6:07
- "Matty Groves"/"Dirty Linen" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) - 10:06
Personnel
- Fairport Convention
- Simon Nicol - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Ric Sanders - violin
- Dave Pegg - acoustic bass guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Maartin Allcock - acoustic guitars, bouzar, accordion, mandocello, bodhran, backing vocals
Additional personnel Mark Tucker - recording engineer (live) and CD mix. Mat Davies - recording engineer (studio)
Release history
- 1996, May : Woodworm Records WRCD 024, UK & Australia LP
- 1996, June : Green Linnet 3114, US CD
- 1999, August : SSE Communications SSE-7301, Japan CD
- 2007 : Talking Elephant 110, US CD
References
External links
- "Fairport Convention Fansite " Expletive-Delighted!" - Discography Fairport " Acoustic" Convention OLD NEW BORROWED BLUE". Ian & Stephanie Rennie. Archived from the original on 28 December 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
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- Simon Nicol
- Dave Pegg
- Ric Sanders
- Chris Leslie
- Dave Mattacks
- Richard Thompson
- Ashley Hutchings
- Martin Lamble
- Judy Dyble
- Iain Matthews
- Sandy Denny
- Dave Swarbrick
- Trevor Lucas
- Jerry Donahue
- Bruce Rowland
- Dan Ar Braz
- Maartin Allcock
- Gerry Conway
- Fairport Convention (1968)
- What We Did on Our Holidays (1969)
- Unhalfbricking (1969)
- Liege & Lief (1969)
- Full House (1970)
- Angel Delight (1971)
- "Babbacombe" Lee (1971)
- Rosie (1973)
- Nine (1973)
- Rising for the Moon (1975)
- Gottle O'Geer (1976)
- The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977)
- Tipplers Tales (1978)
- Gladys' Leap (1985)
- Expletive Delighted! (1986)
- In Real Time: Live '87 (1987)
- Red & Gold (1988)
- The Five Seasons (1990)
- Jewel in the Crown (1995)
- Old New Borrowed Blue (1996)
- Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997)
- The Wood and the Wire (1999)
- XXXV (2001)
- Over the Next Hill (2004)
- Sense of Occasion (2007)
- Festival Bell (2011)
- By Popular Request (2012)
- Myths and Heroes (2015)
- 50:50@50 (2017)
- Shuffle and Go (2020)
- "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968)
- "Meet on the Ledge" (1968)
- "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969)
- "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969)
- "Now Be Thankful" (1970)
- Fairport Live Convention (1974)
- Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977)
- Farewell, Farewell (1979)
- Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982)
- House Full (1986)
- Heyday (1987)
- From Past Archives (1994)
- Live at the BBC (2007)
- Off the Desk (2008)
- The History of Fairport Convention (1972)
- Fairport Chronicles (1976)
- The Cropredy Box (1998)