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Post by Barrington on Jun 1, 2021 8:08:31 GMT
 Folk / Folk Rock it's not a genre I have really been knowledgeable about so it's unsurprising that Fotheringay passed me by , until this year when I came across the song Banks of The Nile widely regarded as Sandy Denny's finest vocal , the song closes this album . The band was formed by Sandy Denny after she left Fairport Convention in 1970. The songs are in the main written by Denny along with Dylan and Gordon Lightfoot covers . Fotheringay disbanded the next after Denny decided to go solo , songs written for the follow up album later appeared on her solo work and Fairport albums , in 2008 they were compiled by former band member Jerry Donahue and released as Fotheringay 2 . |
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 1, 2021 8:48:55 GMT
Thanks for your choice Barry. A good one at that!
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 1, 2021 9:04:23 GMT
Have that on tape.
From memory it was ok but not as good as other Sandy Denny albums
Need to revisit
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 1, 2021 9:14:18 GMT
A resounding 5/5 from Mike then!
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Post by MartinT on Jun 1, 2021 12:23:28 GMT
Great choice, Barry. I like Sandy Denny and look forward to this, not an album I know.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 1, 2021 12:44:57 GMT
I like the artwork!
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Post by Barrington on Jun 1, 2021 12:56:23 GMT
Great choice, Barry. I like Sandy Denny and look forward to this, not an album I know. Although I was alerted to it by the final track it's Gordon Lightfoot's " Way I Feel" sung by Trevor Lucas that is the catch of the album , a real earworm for me , every time I hear it it's in my head for the day  |
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Post by Slinger on Jun 1, 2021 13:59:40 GMT
I remember listening to this in a mate's front room when it came out. What can I say? I'm a Sandy Denny fan, a Fairports fan, I love Jerry Donohue's guitar playing - check him out with The Hellecasters - and I could draw even more parallels, like it was produced by the legendary Joe Boyd, but I won't.
I think you know where this one is going. Top marks from the aging folk-rocker in the corner.
I've got the reissue on CD, with two extra tracks "Two Weeks Last Summer" (live at the Holland Pop Festival, Rotterdam, 28 June 1970) written by The Strawbs' Dave Cousins and the traditional "Gypsy Davey.
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Post by Barrington on Jun 1, 2021 14:24:47 GMT
I've got the reissue on CD, with two extra tracks "Two Weeks Last Summer" (live at the Holland Pop Festival, Rotterdam, 28 June 1970) written by The Strawbs' Dave Cousins and the traditional "Gypsy Davey. I've got the Dave Cousins album of the same name on original vinyl , cost me a few quid mind , Strawbs favourite "Blue Angel" is on it . |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 1, 2021 19:07:27 GMT
What an incredible voice she had. I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to this album, which does show her voice off very well. The accompaniment is none too shabby either. Hard to think it was recorded in 1970 and she was dead 8 years later.
Just a wonderful experience and gets a rare 5/5 from me.
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Post by John on Jun 1, 2021 20:20:33 GMT
I am liking Jerry guitar playing. But Sandy vocals are okay for me that is it a probable 3 from me but need a few more listens
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 1, 2021 21:35:57 GMT
All new to me.
I'm a big fan of some more modern folk rock, so it's interesting to hear its origins.
Sandy Denny has an impressive voice, clear and lucid, and when required emotive and powerful, but occasionally unpleasantly nasal to my ears. At times she doesn't scan the lyrics to the music very well and it gets a bit clumsy.
(Have just got myself thoroughly depressed reading her bio on Wiki - a tragically broken personality).
Some good instrumental work, but also a lot that just seems to be filling up the time.
Overall I find it just a bit uninspiring tbh. It's "OK", interesting historical context.
The Banks of the Nile is the only one approaching a standout track for me.
I hate the cover art.
Not sure I want to hear it again.
3/5
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 1, 2021 22:44:55 GMT
Great choice, Barry. I like Sandy Denny and look forward to this, not an album I know. Although I was alerted to it by the final track it's Gordon Lightfoot's " Way I Feel" sung by Trevor Lucas that is the catch of the album , a real earworm for me , every time I hear it it's in my head for the day Drums and guitar are killer on that track. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 1, 2021 22:52:07 GMT
Well I know nothing about this genre and wasn't expecting it to be my thing, but I actually found the songs sung by Sandy Denny really quite moving - they evoke quite a bygone atmosphere and she was a rare talent.
The Bob Dylan song and Peace in the End feel a bit pedestrian compared to the other more ethereal songs. Overall though a beautiful experience, 4/5.
Many thanks to Barrington for the inspired choice.
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 2, 2021 4:50:55 GMT
Most curious, and I don't begin to understand the background, but I've been investigating Fairport Convention overnight and their song 'Fotheringay' is a standout track for me.
Shame it didn't appear on this album!
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Post by Barrington on Jun 2, 2021 7:28:47 GMT
Most curious, and I don't begin to understand the background, but I've been investigating Fairport Convention overnight and their song 'Fotheringay' is a standout track for me. Shame it didn't appear on this album! Sandy Denny wrote the song Fotheringay two years previous so the best she could do was use the name for her new band , no doubt it appears on Sandy Denny compilations along with some Fotheringay tracks . |
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Post by Barrington on Jun 2, 2021 7:40:17 GMT
An original vinyl copy of this album is very much sort after and fetching quite a premium , it was reissued in 2018 which is what I have . I have since purchased Fotheringay "Nothing More " which is a three CD , one DVD box set containing the first album , Fotheringay 2 , live in Rotterdam and live BBC recording , the DVD is four tracks live at The Beat Club , Hamburg .  |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 2, 2021 8:30:12 GMT
Must look the video up on YouTube.
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Post by Barrington on Jun 2, 2021 12:35:48 GMT
Must look the video up on YouTube. Here's the first track Martin |
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 2, 2021 12:57:53 GMT
Some thoughts from me.
Having reaquainted myself with this album several times over the past day or so, my biggest impression is the Dylan/Band influence which is obvious in the cover (which originated on 'The Basement Tapes'). I think that was a fairly average Dylan song, neither enhanced or otherwise by this. However, 'The Ballad of Ned Kelly' could have been written by Levon Helm and featured in Big Pink or the brown album. I am still convinced that I am hearing the begining of 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes' every time 'The Sea' starts up!
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