Tracks
Side 1:
1. Join Us In Our Game (2:53)
2. The Hanged Man (4:16)
3. The Gay Goshawk (3:15)
4. Rip Van Winkle (4:26)
5. Mr. Trills Song (2:53)
Tracks Side 2:
1. Little Woman (2:35)
2. Salisbury Plain (5:19)
3. The Ballad Of Neddy Dick (2:51)
4. Leaving The Dales (3:34)
5. Mr. Fox (4:51)
Listen At
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY-t7yUYCmc&list=PL8a8cutYP7fpRF8VfiTDRa6O1IxEKG8XK
This is the official re-release on vinyl under licensed courtesy of BMG
Rights Management,UK, remastered from an original master copy out of the
vaults of BMG,originally released in 1970 on Transatlantic Records. Mr
Fox were an early 1970s British folk rock band. They were seen as in the
‘second generation’ of British folk rock performers and were compared
with Steeleye Span and Sandy Denny’s Fotheringay. They demonstrate the
impact and diversity of the British folk rock movement and disbanded in
1972 having recorded two highly regarded albums. Married couple Bob Pegg
(organ) and Carole Pegg (violin), started as a folk duo. For their
first album they recruited Alan Eden (drums), Barry Lyons (bass), Andrew
Massey (cello) and John Myatt (clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon) and
adopted the name Mr Fox, which was also the title of their signature
song, based on a bloody English folk tale - a version of the Bluebeard
legend - in which a young woman outwits a serial killer. Mr Fox's first
album is a classic of its own within the loose realm of British
'folk-rock'. They put themselves in the ranks of other great
post-Fairport acts like Trees and Spirogyra. Stellar vocal harmonies,
skillful arrangements and playing make this album irresistible. The use
of classically trained musicians and the wide variety of instruments
(including electric organ, melodeon, tin whistle, terrapin, fiddle,
cello, flute, clarinet, bassoon, in addition to electric bass and drums)
produced a hybrid sound which was predominantly acoustic in character.
Carole Pegg is a gifted violin-player and the cello adds a special
flavor at times. The stories they tell in their songs are very sinister,
which is intended due to tradition. The album was well received by the
music press and was made Melody Maker folk album of the year. Album
comes with insert including bandstory and rare photos. Don`t miss the
nearly forgotten pearl of English Folkrock! (Long Hair)
Carole Pegg - Vocals, Fiddle
Bob Pegg - Vocals, Organ, Whistle
Barry Lyons - Electric Bass
John Myatt - Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon
Andrew Massey - Cello
Alun Eden - Drums