Fairport Convention - Liege & LiefThe trajectory that Fairport Convention took in the space of four albums and two years is one of the most remarkable in British popular music these records contain some of the most storied names not just in British, but world music. From a bunch of school friends setting out to be 'the British Jefferson Airplane', over the course of their first quartet of releases, the group metamorphosed into the leading exponents of British folk rock. In the way

Where the exorcism of dark emotions of previous album ‘Untold Futures’ left Castellanos wondering if he’d ever make music again

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or more accurately

domestic spirituality

In concert

And aren’t we the lucky ones

pinballing between influences - Punk

a collage-like piece featuring bird motives and a tropical soundscape closes the album with an experimental note

and the power of community to heal after tragedy

The meeting of Ennio and Chet in 1962 was a sublime encounter and couldn't have come at a better time for both artists

“But into my miserable brain

As John Corbett writes in the liner notes