Jewel in the Crown
- 艺人
- Fairport Convention
- 语种
- 其他
- 厂牌
- Talking Elephant
- 发行时间
- 1995年06月06日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by William Ruhlmann
On their first album in five years, Fairport Convention, which now boasts a steady lineup (nearly a decade together!) for the first time in its history, carries on two traditions. The shorter-term one is the tradition of Fairport itself, a band intended to blend contemporary rock with folk, often in the form of work by current singer/songwriters, here including Clive Gregson and Leonard Cohen. The longer term one is the tradition of Scots-Irish music, with its jigs and reels and story songs that date back to the Middle Ages. Sometimes, the band combines the two traditions, recording songs like Steve Tilston's &The Naked Highwayman& and Ralph McTell and band member Maartin Allcock's &The Islands,& which update traditional themes in interesting ways. (Allcock, by the way, has added an extra &A& to his first name since we last heard from him.) Simon Nicol, the only original member of Fairport Convention dating back to 1967, has developed into a sturdy baritone singer, and multi-instrumentalist Allcock carries the bulk of the musical burden. Jewel in the Crown is a well-balanced collection of songs that is true to the spirit of Fairport Convention and its antecedents.
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