FAIRPORT CONVENTION - LIEGE & LIEF IN SOUTH AFRICA

Liege & Lief is the fourth album by the English folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is the third and final album the group released in the UK in 1969, all of which prominently feature Sandy Denny as lead female vocalist (Denny did not appear on the group's 1968 debut album). It is also the very first Fairport album on which all songs have either been adapted (freely) from traditional British and Celtic folk material (for example "Matty Groves", "Tam Lin"), or else are original compositions (such as "Come All Ye", "Crazy Man Michael") written and performed in a similar style. By introducing songs of this genre into the group's repertoire Denny, who had previously sung and recorded traditional folk songs as a solo artist, was instrumental in this transformation. Although Denny (and also founding member, the bass player Ashley Hutchings) quit the band even before the album's release, Fairport Convention has continued to the present day to make music strongly based within the British folk rock idiom, and are still the band most prominently associated with it. Tracklist Come All Ye 4:55 Reynardine 4:33 Matty Groves 8:08 Farewell, Farewell 2:38 The Deserter 4:10 Medley 4:00 The Lark In The Morning Rakish Paddy Foxhunter's Jig Toss The Feathers Tam Lin 7:20 Crazy Man Michael 4:35