Released October 1973 | Recorded July - August 1973 Release date October 1973 Genre Folk rock | |
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Fairport convention the hexhamshire lass
Nine is the ninth album by the British folk rock group Fairport Convention and, according to Allmusic, is their most uneven. It is their second album to feature Trevor Lucas and Jerry Donahue, and features no original members of Fairport Convention.
Contents
- Fairport convention the hexhamshire lass
- Side one
- Side two
- Bonus tracks on CD reissue
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Polly on the Shore was re-recorded by the 21st-century lineup of Fairport Convention (featuring only Dave Pegg from the Nine-era lineup) for their album Sense of Occasion in 2007, with Simon Nicol on lead vocals. The same lineup later re-recorded The Hexhamshire Lass in a new arrangement for 2012's By Popular Request. This version featured Chris Leslie on lead vocals.
Side one
- "The Hexhamshire Lass" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 2:31
- "Polly on the Shore" (Music: Pegg, Words: Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick, Lucas) – 4:56
- "The Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle" (Traditional) – 3:56
- "To Althea From Prison" (Words: Richard Lovelace; Music: Dave Swarbrick) – 5:10
- "Tokyo" (Donahue) – 2:52
Side two
- "Bring 'Em Down" (Lucas) – 5:59
- "Big William" (Lucas, Swarbrick) – 3:25
- "Pleasure and Pain" (Lucas, Swarbrick) – 5:03
- "Possibly Parsons Green" (Lucas, Roche) – 4:42
Bonus tracks on CD reissue
- "The Devil in the Kitchen" (Fiddlestix) – 2:49
- "George Jackson" (Live) – 2:49
- "Pleasure and Pain" (Live) – 4:59
- "Six Days on the Road" (Live) – 3:44
Bonus tracks recorded live at The Howff, London on April 23, 1973.
Personnel
Songs
1The Hexhamshire Lass2:30
2Polly On The Shore4:56
3The Brilliancy Medley & Cherokee Shuffle3:56