Wood & The Wire

Fairport Convention | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 25, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Compass Records
• ASIN: B00004U01K
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #444,345 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fairport fans, rejoice!, September 7, 2000

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spiral_mind (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wood & The Wire (Audio CD)

Fairport has come up with a few good gems since Sandy Denny's departure, true, but their albums had always been somewhat uneven since. By the time of Jewel in the Crown they showed they could still put together a few good tunes, but they were edging perilously close to becoming folk/rock's equivalent of Pink Floyd - a band coasting on past achievements and name recognition. I was worried that after a couple more albums their slide down this slippery slope would be complete and we'd be left with only our old copies of Liege & Lief and Unhalfbricking to console us.

Well well, how wrong I was. To be honest I like Martin Allcock and Dave Mattacks, but on this album they're hardly even missed. The others, along with newcomer Chris Leslie, play with a spirit and energy I haven't heard from them in years. There's a bigger emphasis on guitars and string instruments (as if the title wasn't a giveaway) and fewer keyboards. The band's rejuvenated spirit pervades everything, even the more 'serious' numbers such as Sanders' "Year and a Day" and the somber "The Lady Vanishes." If you've been a little indifferent about Fairport's last few releases, don't hesitate to pick this one up. It's good to have them back.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ... And I thought I knew all the music fit to sing!, July 30, 2001

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Jane Ellis "The_Book_Yenta" (Bellingham, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wood & The Wire (Audio CD)

Wood and the Wire was my introduction to Fairport Convention. Stumbled across it by "mistake" and needing one more CD for free shipping, it has not only become a staple on my stereo, but compelled me to purchase other titles. Slowly but surely those close to me are becoming addicted as well. The beat is amazing, the words paint pictures. The more I listen, the more I hear.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fairport Rules!, July 30, 2000

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John Kelley (Portsmouth, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wood & The Wire (Audio CD)

This is a highly enjoyable effort from Dave Pegg,Simon Nichol,and Co.

Chris Leslie(who joined for the "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" album) emerges as a wonderful songwriter,as well as a master musician,playing guitar,violin Greek lute,mandolin,and even the Native Australian didgeridoo!(on his beautiful "The Wandering Man")

New drummer Gerry Conway shows his stuff on a wide array of exotic percussion.

GET IT NOW!