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Whippersnapper
'These Foolish Strings - LIVE'
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| A recent release from Atrax is the long-awaited CD reissue of Whippersnapper's 1989, cassette-only live collection, 'These Foolish Strings'. Unavailable for several years, this CD shows a side of the band familiar to their live audience, but which isn't shown on their studio work. Opening with Dave Swarbrick's music-hall ditty 'Foolish', the album also includes an early arrangement of Chris Leslie's 'John Gaudie' (now a favourite in the Fairport Convention repertoire), a comic version of 'The Hen's March/Four Poster Bed' (complete with belches), an epic 12 minute fidde medley, and climaxes with a beautiful pairing of Swarbrick's 'Rosie' and Pachelbel's 'Canon in D'. An essential release for fans of Whippersnapper's live and recorded work and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with this much-missed branch of the Fairport family tree. |
Dave Swarbrick; Kevin Dempsey; Chris Leslie, Martin Jenkins |
Track-Listing:
| 01. | Foolish |
| 02. | The Fiddle Duet (Mason's Apron etc) |
| 03. | A Week Before Easter |
| 04. | Coming Back to Stay |
| 05. | The Hen's March/Four Poster Bed |
| 06. | John Gaudie |
| 07. | The Banks of the Bann |
| 08. | Lizzie Wann |
| 09. | Rosie/Canon in D |
Dave Swarbrick:
violin, mandolin, vocals
Chris Leslie: violin, mandolin, vocals
Kevin Dempsey: guitar, vocals
Martin Jenkins: mandocello, mandolin, flute, vocals
Recorded live - 1984-1988.
Last updated on 01 November 2002
