The Bonny Bunch of Roses (album) explained
The Bonny Bunch of Roses is a studio album by the English band Fairport Convention, released in 1977.[1] [2]
The album had the highest number of traditional songs that Fairport had recorded since Liege & Lief. For this album, Simon Nicol returned after an absence of five years although he had contributed some guitar to the previous record, Gottle O'Geer and mixed the album. It was recorded between August 1976 and March 1977 at Island Studios, London.
Track listing
All tracks credited to "Trad." unless otherwise noted
- Side one
- "Jams O'Donnells Jig" (Dave Pegg) - 2:33
- "The Eynsham Poacher" - 2:22
- "Adieu Adieu" - 2:26[3]
- "The Bonny Bunch of Roses" - 12:19[4]
- Side two
- "The Poor Ditching Boy" (Richard Thompson) - 3:56
- "General Taylor" - 3:39
- "Run Johnny Run" (Ralph McTell) - 4:34
- "The Last Waltz" (Dave Swarbrick) - 3:02
- "Royal Seleccion No 13" (Haste to the Wedding/Morpeth Rant/Toytown March/Dashing White Sargeant) - 4:15[5]
Personnel
- Fairport Convention
- Dave Swarbrick - fiddle, mandolin, mandocello, vocals
- Simon Nicol - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, dulcimer, piano
- Dave Pegg - bass guitar, guitar, mandolin, vocals
- Bruce Rowland - drums, percussion, electric piano
Notes and References
- News: After the success... . The Sun-Herald . Jul 3, 1977 . Sydney . 83.
- News: Record Review . Times & Observer . Whitstable . Aug 5, 1977 . 21.
- dedicated to "Pete, John, Keith and Roger" (i.e. The Who) and begins with the riff that also starts The Who's "Happy Jack"
- "The Bonny Bunch of Roses" is sung at a funereal pace, building into a powerful march.
- named after a box of cigars favoured by Bruce Rowland
