The Guv'nor vol 4
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The Guv'nor vol 4 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 1967 to 1996. Most of the songs and tunes are traditional. The album has the distinction of having the earliest recorded version of Joni Mitchell
's "Both Sides Now", though the version by Judy Collins was the first to become commercially available. At the time Joe Boyd
was a producer who was friends with both Joni Mitchell and Fairport Convention
, and he brought their attention to some early work by her. Sandy Denny
is the author of "Fotheringay", and Billy Bragg
wrote "Love Gets Dangerous". Track 10 is one of last that Richard Thomspon recorded before emigrating to the USA. The two tracks by Len Hutchings (Ashley Hutchings' father) are biographical. Released on CD in 1996. Running time 55 minutes 17 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 1967 to 1996. Most of the songs and tunes are traditional. The album has the distinction of having the earliest recorded version of 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...
's "Both Sides Now", though the version by Judy Collins was the first to become commercially available. At the time Joe Boyd
Joe Boyd
Joe Boyd is an American record producer and former owner of the Witchseason production company. Boyd was instrumental in launching the careers of Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, and The Incredible String Band.-Career:...
was a producer who was friends with both Joni Mitchell and Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...
, and he brought their attention to some early work by her. Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny
Sandy 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...
is the author of "Fotheringay", and Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg
Stephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...
wrote "Love Gets Dangerous". Track 10 is one of last that Richard Thomspon recorded before emigrating to the USA. The two tracks by Len Hutchings (Ashley Hutchings' father) are biographical. Released on CD in 1996. Running time 55 minutes 17 seconds.
Track listing
- "Both Sides NowBoth Sides Now (song)"Both Sides, Now" is a single by Joni Mitchell. Her recording first appeared on the album Clouds, released in 1969. She re-recorded the song in a jazz style for the album of the same name, released in 2000....
" (Fairport Convention) (1967) - "Fotheringay" (Fairport Convention) (1969)
- "Mistress's Health/ Lumps of Plum Pudding/ Sherbourne Jig/ Spaniards Cry" (Etchingham Steam Band) (1973)
- "Quakers Wife/ Little Burnt Potato" (instr) (Albion Dance Band) (1976)
- "Here We Come A-Wassailing" (Albion Dance Band) (1977)
- "Holm's Fancy/ Cuckolds All Awry" (instr) (Albion Dance Band) (1977)
- "I'm Looking Through YouI'm Looking Through You"I'm Looking Through You" is a Lennon–McCartney song, written mainly by Paul McCartney, that first appeared on The Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul....
" (Albion Band & Albion Morris Men) (1978) - "A Simple Melody/ Faggot Dance" (The Albion Band) (1983)
- "The Electric Guitar Is King" (Ashley Hutchings & Friends) (1984)
- "Cecil Sharp Show" (excerpt - spoken word) (Ashley Hutchings) (1985)
- "Personent Hodie" (The Albion Band) (1985)
- "Love Gets Dangerous" (The Albion Band) (1986)
- "Pa's Piano Stool" (excerpt - spoken word) (Len Hutchings) (1993)
- "Turnpike Reel" (Beer, Hutchings & While) (1995)
- "The Willow" (The Albion Band) (1995)
- "It is Not For The Want of Will" (Ashley Hutchings & Ken Nicol) (1996)
- "Swallow Your Gum" (Ashley Hutchings Dance Band) (1996)
- "Pa's Piano Stool" (excerpt 2 - spoken word) (Len Hutchings) (1993)
- "Wings" (Ashley Hutchings & Ken Nicol) (1996)
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 11,12 and 14 - Paul Burgess on 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 10 - 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 3 - 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 7 - 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 2 - Judy DybleJudy DybleJudith Aileen Dyble, better known as Judy Dyble , is an award winning British singer/songwriter most notable for being one of the vocalists with, and founder members of, Fairport Convention and Trader Horne; in between these she was very briefly with Giles, Giles and Fripp, which evolved into...
on 1 - 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 - Dave MattacksDave MattacksDave Mattacks is a rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician, and as a performance artist...
on 6 and 9 - 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 2 - Ken Nicol on 16,17 and 19
- 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 1,2,5,6,9 and 15 - Dave PeggDave PeggDave Pegg is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer, arguably most visible as a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the pre-eminent electric folk band Fairport Convention and has been bassist with a number of important folk and rock groups including The Ian Campbell...
on 9 - Philip PickettPhilip PickettPhilip Pickett is an English musician, recorder player and director of early music ensembles, notably The New London Consort.- Student days :...
on 5 and 6 - 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 5,6 and 7 - 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 4,5,6 and 7 - 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 4,5,6 and 7 - Richard Thomspon on 1,2 and 10
- 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,...
on 17