Off the Desk
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| Off The Desk | ||||
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| Live album by Fairport Convention | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2004-2005 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 101:17 | |||
| Label | Matty Grooves | |||
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Off The Desk is a live album by Fairport Convention. It was recorded on Fairport Convention's Winter Tours during 2004 and 2005 and the double CD features many tracks previously unavailable as live recordings.
Track listing
| CD1 | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Over the Falls" | Chris Leslie | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Adieu Adieu" | Traditional, arrangement by Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Swarbrick, Bruce Rowland | 2:23 |
| 3. | "The Happy Man" | trad., arr. Leslie | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Canny Capers" | Ric Sanders | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Willow Creek" | Steve Tilston, Chris Parkinson | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Genesis Hall" | Richard Thompson | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Over the Next Hill" | Tilston | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Portmeirion" | Sanders | 5:24 |
| 9. | "My Love is in America" | Leslie | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Western Wind" | trad., arr. Nicol, Pegg, Sanders, Leslie, Gerry Conway | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Rosemary's Sister" | Huw Williams | 6:20 |
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Total length:
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48:53 | ||
| CD2 | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Some Special Place" | Sanders | 3:50 |
| 2. | "I'm Already There" | Leslie | 6:16 |
| 3. | "The Fossil Hunter" | Leslie | 6:30 |
| 4. | "The Journeyman's Grace" | Swarbrick, Thompson | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Wait for the Tide to Come In" | Ben Bennion | 4:41 |
| 6. | "The Wassail Song" | trad., arr. Fairport | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Morris Medley" (Laudnum Bunches/Orange in Blossom/Banks of the Dee) | trad., arr. Leslie | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Close to You" | Leslie | 4:07 |
| 9. | "The Hiring Fair" | Ralph McTell | 7:30 |
| 10. | "Walk Awhile" | Swarbrick, Thompson | 4:18 |
| 11. | "John Gaudie" | Leslie | 4:33 |
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Total length:
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52:24 | ||
Personnel
- Simon Nicol – vocals, guitar
- Dave Pegg – vocals, bass guitar, mandolin on "Canny Capers"
- Ric Sanders – violin, mandolin on "Morris Medley"
- Chris Leslie – vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, violin, Native American flute
- Gerry Conway – drums, percussion
special guests on "Wait for the Tide to Come In":
- PJ Wright – slide guitar
- Anna Ryder – accordion
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | 2008 | Matty Grooves | double CD | MG2CD043 |
External links
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