The Guv'nor vol 3
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The Guv'nor vol 3 is a compilation of recordings by Ashley Hutchings
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These recordings come from studio demos, live performances and some studio finished product. Almost all had never been released before and the quality is variable. They date from the period 1968 to 1994. Track 8, "By The Time It Gets Dark" is a Sandy Denny composition that she never herself recorded professionally. This version with Julie Covington
on lead vocals, was one of the first Denny songs to be recorded after her death. The 1612 collection of tunes "Terprichore" by Michael Praetorius
is rarely given an outing in folk circles, but here we have 4 of the tunes. It is probably the only folk-rock treatment that they have been given. The raucous version of "Harvest Home/ The Gas almost Works" comes from the Battle of the Field
sessions, and you have to wonder why this was not included on the original album. The first two tracks were written by Joni Mitchell
. Released on CD in 1995. Running time 63 minutes 52 seconds.
Ashley Hutchings
Ashley Stephen Hutchings is an English bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer and record producer. He was a founder member of three of the most noteworthy English folk-rock bands in the history of the genre; Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band...
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These recordings come from studio demos, live performances and some studio finished product. Almost all had never been released before and the quality is variable. They date from the period 1968 to 1994. Track 8, "By The Time It Gets Dark" is a Sandy Denny composition that she never herself recorded professionally. This version with Julie Covington
Julie Covington
Julie Covington is an English singer and actress, best known for recording the original version of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina".-Career:...
on lead vocals, was one of the first Denny songs to be recorded after her death. The 1612 collection of tunes "Terprichore" by Michael Praetorius
Michael Praetorius
Michael Praetorius was a German composer, organist, and music theorist. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on Protestant hymns, many of which reflect an effort to make better the relationship between...
is rarely given an outing in folk circles, but here we have 4 of the tunes. It is probably the only folk-rock treatment that they have been given. The raucous version of "Harvest Home/ The Gas almost Works" comes from the Battle of the Field
Battle of the Field
Battle of the Field is a folk-rock album by the Albion Country Band, recorded in summer 1973 immediately prior to the band's breakup and only released in 1976 following public demand....
sessions, and you have to wonder why this was not included on the original album. The first two tracks were written by Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
. Released on CD in 1995. Running time 63 minutes 52 seconds.
Track listing
- "Night in the City" (Fairport Convention) (1968)
- "Marcie" (Fairport Convention) (1968)
- "Harvest Home/ The Gas Almost Works" (instr) (Albion Country Band) (1973)
- "Fair Maid of Islington" (Albion Dance Band) (1976)
- "Three Waltzes" (instr) (The Sawdust Band) (1976)
- "Y'Acre of Land" (Albion Dance Band) (1977)
- "Boycott's Bouree" (instr) (Albion Dance Band) (1977)
- "By The Time It Gets Dark" (The Albion Band & Julie Covington) (1978)
- "Pain or Paradise" (live) (The Albion Band) (1979)
- "Four Tunes From Terpsichore 1612" (instr) (live) (The Albion Band) (1979)
- "Moon Shines Bright And The Stars Give A Light" (The Albion Band) (1981)
- "Princess Royal" (instr) (live) (The Albion Band) (1981)
- "Down the Road" (instr) (live) (The Albion Band) (1981)
- "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (The Albion Band) (1988)
- "Loose Hornpipe/ Dancing Till Monday Comes Around" (live) (Albion Dance Band) (1988)
- "Spencer The Rover" (Albion Dance Band) (1988)
- "The Carthorse" (Ashley Hutchings and Friends) (1989)
- "Brief Encounters" (The Albion Band) (1993)
- "The Oak" (The Albion Band) (1994)
Personnel
There are over 35 performers on this album. The most notable, in alphabetical order, are:-- Phil BeerPhil BeerPhil Beer is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and one half of English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands.-Biography:...
on tracks 15,16 and 17 - Martin CarthyMartin CarthyMartin Carthy MBE is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and later artists such as Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days...
on 3 - Shirley CollinsShirley CollinsShirley Elizabeth Collins MBE is a British folksinger who was a significant contributor to the English Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s...
on 4 - Julie CovingtonJulie CovingtonJulie Covington is an English singer and actress, best known for recording the original version of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina".-Career:...
on 8 and 9 - Sandy DennySandy DennySandy Denny , born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention...
on 1 and 2 - Trevor Foster (drummer)Trevor Foster (drummer)Trevor Foster is an English drummer, who started his musical career with the 1970s Birmingham rock group Flying Hat Band. He joined folk rocksters The Albion Band in the early 1980s....
on 15,16 and 17 - Sue HarrisSue HarrisSue Harris is an English musician classically trained as an oboeist, but best known for her folk music performances with the hammered dulcimer....
on 3 - John Kirkpatrick on 3
- Martin LambleMartin LambleMartin Francis Lamble was the drummer for British electric folk band, Fairport Convention, from just after their formation in 1967, until his death in the Fairport Convention van crash in 1969...
on 1 and 2 - Ian MatthewsIain MatthewsIain Matthews is an English musician and songwriter. He was born Iain Matthew McDonald, in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He was known in the 1960s first as Ian McDonald, then as the 1960s progressed, as Ian Matthews...
on 1 and 2 - Simon NicolSimon NicolSimon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...
on 1,2,3,4,6,7,18 and 19 - Philip PickettPhilip PickettPhilip Pickett is an English musician, recorder player and director of early music ensembles, notably The New London Consort.- Student days :...
on 6,7,9, 10 and 13 - Ric SandersRic SandersRichard 'Ric' Sanders is a British violinist who has played in jazz-rock, folk rock, electric folk and folk groups, including Soft Machine and Fairport Convention.-Biography:...
on 6,7,8,9 and 10 - John TamsJohn TamsJohn Tams is an English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician.- Folk musician :John Tams was a member of Derbyshire folk group Muckram Wakes in the 1970s, then worked with Ashley Hutchings as singer and melodeon-player on albums including Son of Morris On, and as a member of the...
on 6,8,9,12 and 13 - Graeme TaylorGraeme TaylorGraeme Taylor is a British electric guitarist.Taylor played lead guitar with 1970s medieval/rock band Gryphon, and leading folk rock bands including the Albion Band and Home Service...
on 5,6,7,8,9 and 10 - Linda ThompsonLinda Thompson (singer)Linda Thompson is a British singer. Born Linda Pettifer in Hackney, Thompson became one of the most recognised names—and voices—in the British folk rock movement of the 1970s and 1980s, in collaboration with her former husband and fellow British folk rock musician, guitarist Richard...
on 8 - Richard Thomspon on 1 and 2
- Pete ZornPete ZornPete Zorn is an American multi-instrumentalist who plays roots music. He is best known as a longstanding member of Richard Thompson's touring band, where he serves as backing vocalist and plays acoustic guitar, mandolin, saxophone, flute, and tin whistle.Although he frequently tours with Thompson,...
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