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Track Listings
| 1. Nothing More |
| 2. The Sea |
| 3. The Ballad of Ned Kelly |
| 4. Winter Winds |
| 5. Peace in the End |
| 6. The Way I Feel |
| 7. The Pond and the Stream |
| 8. Too Much of Nothing |
| 9. Banks of the Nile |
| 10. Two Weeks Last Summer (Live) |
| 11. Nothing More (Live) |
| 12. Banks of the Nile (Live) |
| 13. Memphis Tennessee (Live) |
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Fotheringay's only album - the beautiful self-titled 'Fotheringay' - has long been regarded as one of the finest achievements of British folk-rock. Originally released in 1970, soon after Sandy Denny left Fairport Conventiion, the album includes some of her finest vocal performances and some of her finest original compositions. An absolute classic of English muisc. 'Fotheringay' has been out of print for sometime. For this newly re-mastered edition Fledg'ling have restored all the elements of the original artwork, added four bonus tracks recorded live at the 1970 Rotterdam Pop Festival and added several previously unpublished photographs. Track Listing: Nothing More/The Sea/The Ballad of Ned Kelly/Winter Winds/Peace In The End/The Way I Feel/The Pond And The Stream/Too Much Of Nothing/Banks Of The Nile. Bonus tracks; Two Weeks Last Summer/Nothing More/Banks Of The Nile/Memphis Tennesse. Also available: SPCD1052 Sandy Denny & Trevor Lucas "The Attic Tracks 1972-84"
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93 of 96 people found the following review helpful
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Fotheringay's sole album was another one of those British folk-rock classics which had become almost impossible to locate on CD so top marks to Fledgling Records for finally making this album widely available again.
I'm guessing that you know that Fotheringay were the band that Sandy Denny formed after leaving Fairport Convention. Presumably she was unhappy with the band's forays into pure traditional music since 'Fotheringay' sounds a lot like 'Unhalfbricking'. The music is beautifully mellow and dominated by Sandy's crystal-clear singing and Jerry Donahue's tasteful, understated and skilful guitar playing. The album includes two of Sandy's finest compositions, 'The Sea' and 'Nothing More'. The former, in particular, is a masterful performance. There is also a traditional song, 'Banks Of The Nile', one of those slow ballads that suited Sandy's voice so well. However, not everything on the album is so good. Sandy's then-boyfriend, later husband, Trevor Lucas was given high prominence and two of his tracks, a rather indifferent Bob Dylan cover and the self-penned 'Ballad Of Ned Kelly' bring the standard right down. The latter, released on single to coincide with with the execrable Mick Jagger movie, is an absolute stinker, in fact. Having said this, the Lucas / Denny composition 'Peace In The End' is a great number in a hippy-singalong sort of way and Lucas's brooding reading of the Gordon Lightfoot song 'The Way That I Feel' is, to me, the highlight of the album.
This is quite a decent reissue, better than the old Hannibal one. The booklet is the usual high quality production that you expect from Phil Smee with some great photos and memorabilia but, surprisingly, no history. The live bonus tracks are a welcome surprise, although the recording quality is not the best. It is particularly interesting to hear 'Two Weeks Last Summer', a Dave Cousins song dating from Sandy's days with The Strawbs. I was a bit annoyed that they didn't include 'Late November', a song from a never-finished second album which appeared on an Island sampler called 'El Pea' (and various Sandy compilations since), as that would have finished the package off nicely. Finally, the sound quality is good enough, but far from audiophile with hiss noticeable in some of the quieter moments. Perhaps the CD was mastered from a vinyl copy.
'Fotheringay' is a quite excellent album and the absolute highlight of Sandy's post-Fairport career. I recommend this unreservedly.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this album, finally, having pretty much exhausted all other Sandy Denny sources. I certainly wish I'd found it sooner.
If, like me, you are a fan of the Fairport Convention at their "What We Did On Our Holidays" and "Unhalfbricking" stage, then you will be mightily pleased with this album. In fact I would go so far as to say, that while it doesn't quite match up in terms of overall quality to the aforementioned albums, in terms of the Sandy Denny contributions, it may be that there is a greater concentration of superb material than can be found anywhere else (outside, perhaps, of a compilation album).
Sandy takes the lead on most of the songs (as you would both hope and expect) and the ones sung by Trevor Lucas suffer by comparison but are not terrible. One odd thing is that on some of the tracks the guitar playing is so like that of Richard Thompson's that I found myself pouring over the CD booklet to see if he was there as a guest performer(he was not).
The sound quality is in keeping with what you would expect of the era and the presence of hiss in some parts may actually indicate the absence of excessive noise filtering, which can have a deadening effect on the sound, rather than mastering from vinyl(as a previous reviewer suggested).
This is an excellent album and a must for anyone with an interest in Sandy Denny's music, and indeed, high quality music of the era.
If, like me, you are a fan of the Fairport Convention at their "What We Did On Our Holidays" and "Unhalfbricking" stage, then you will be mightily pleased with this album. In fact I would go so far as to say, that while it doesn't quite match up in terms of overall quality to the aforementioned albums, in terms of the Sandy Denny contributions, it may be that there is a greater concentration of superb material than can be found anywhere else (outside, perhaps, of a compilation album).
Sandy takes the lead on most of the songs (as you would both hope and expect) and the ones sung by Trevor Lucas suffer by comparison but are not terrible. One odd thing is that on some of the tracks the guitar playing is so like that of Richard Thompson's that I found myself pouring over the CD booklet to see if he was there as a guest performer(he was not).
The sound quality is in keeping with what you would expect of the era and the presence of hiss in some parts may actually indicate the absence of excessive noise filtering, which can have a deadening effect on the sound, rather than mastering from vinyl(as a previous reviewer suggested).
This is an excellent album and a must for anyone with an interest in Sandy Denny's music, and indeed, high quality music of the era.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I really can't add anything to the excellent review above. Fotheringay is the sort of album you'd want to be buried with so you could listen to it in the afterlife.
However, I wouldn't be as harsh as the previous reviewer. Yes, the Dylan cover is a little flat, but not disastrously so. And I don't think Ned Kelly is a stinker at all. I'd say Lucas was trying to hit the same note of gravitas as, say, Levon Helm on The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. I think, vocally at least, he pulls it off, though the guitar does grate a little.
However, I wouldn't be as harsh as the previous reviewer. Yes, the Dylan cover is a little flat, but not disastrously so. And I don't think Ned Kelly is a stinker at all. I'd say Lucas was trying to hit the same note of gravitas as, say, Levon Helm on The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. I think, vocally at least, he pulls it off, though the guitar does grate a little.
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Fotheringay
I have regarded this album as one of my favorites since I first heard it on vinyl in 1970. After all of these years, I still consider the musicianship of the highest order,... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Gary R. Rotenberg
All at Sea
I really don't think that this album, as a package, is as good as almost any Fairport album in the Sandy Denny era. Read more
Published 14 months ago by H. Llewelyn
C.D
REMINDED ME OF MY CHILD HOOD AND THE DAYS OF THE 70S, WONDERFUL MUSIC AND LYRICS, DONT MISS OUT ON THIS
Published 22 months ago by Sergio Stifani
It's good but she got better...
Whilst I broadly agree with the other reviews, I must say that I don't think this is the highlight of Sandy's post Fairport career. Read more
Published on 15 July 2008 by Mr. A. G. Batt
Any chance of an upgrade?
Indeed, one of the indisputably great folk(rock) albums from the golden era of the late sixties and early seventies. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2008 by Mr. P. B. Koeb
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