What We Did On Our Holidays is a Rock album by Fairport Convention, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 76 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- warm
- wistful
- pastoral
About
What We Did on Our Holidays is the second album release by the band Fairport Convention and was the first to feature Sandy Denny, whose "haunting, ethereal vocals gave Fairport a big boost", according to Allmusic's reviewer. The album also showed a move towards the folk rock for which they became noted, including tracks later to become perennial favourites such as "Fotheringay" and the song traditionally used to close live concerts, "Meet on the Ledge". The album has been described by author Richie Unterberger as "a near-ideal balance between imaginative reworkings of traditional folk songs ... quality covers of contemporary .
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Tracklist
- 1Fotheringay3:04
- 2Mr. Lacey2:52
- 3Book Song3:13
- 4The Lord Is In This Place1:58
- 5No Man's Land2:29
- 6I'll Keep It With Mine5:53
- 7Eastern Rain3:35
- 8Nottamun Town3:10
- 9Tale In Hard Time3:26
- 10She Moves Through the Fair4:11
- 11Meet On the Ledge2:49
- 12End of a Holiday1:08
- 13Throwaway Street Puzzle3:26
- 14You're Gonna Need My Help (BBC)4:07
- 15Some Sweet Day2:32
Credits
Performers
- Ashley HutchingsBASS BACKING VOCALS
- Iain MatthewsVOCALS CONGAS
- Martin LambleDRUMS PERCUSSION VIOLIN
- Richard ThompsonSLIDE GUITAR VOCALS GUITAR
- Sandy DennyVOCALS GUITAR ORGAN
- Simon NicolGUITAR DULCIMER BACKING VOCALS
- Prof. Bruce Lacey
- Clare LowtherCELLO
- Pete RossHARMONICA
- Andrew HorvitchBACKING VOCALS
- Kingsley AbbottBACKING VOCALS
- Marc EllingtonBACKING VOCALS
- Paul GhoshBACKING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 76 pressings tracked on Gatefold