Fairport Convention Chelsea Morning

[hambuns]

Hambuns Hope I dont have to say this very often - just put a donation to DEC for the African situation - but hope this money goes to giving Rupert Murdoch an assisted passage to Somalia where he and his CEO can experience directly the same shit his companies have generated elsewhere... and if you like SKY television, just think what this lowlife gets with 100% ownership........

[67psych]

I Actually have a PET INCENSE OWL at home!! He has Feathers of A Psychedelic Hue!! Love this song,From My Favourite Fairports album! & they were so young to be making music like this ,im sure they were all under 20 at the time!!

[mikekadas]

Chelsea Morning - Fairport Convention [England] - 1967 - "Good first impression. One of my favorites and their BEST. Sandy Denny's vocals are hauntingly beautiful and the back-up vocals have a psych feeling." - Meet On The Ledge: The Classic Years (1967-1975) [A&M Records] (Disc 1)-1999.

[hambuns]

@mikekadas - The singer on this album is Judy Dyble. She left the band after its release, and still records now -see Jazzbirds.

[mikekadas]

@hambuns Thanks for the correction. I edited my iTunes to straighten that out.

I like to keep it accurate in my iTunes collection. :-)

[elephanta2]

I like her voice, it's so beautiful.

[posthumanhero]

i think the first fairport lp was the most dynamic one they did, each song is so different from one another....a far cry from their more stylized later work which was less 'folk rock' more 'celtic rock'......btw. who did celtic rock first: fairport or steally span?

[raysteer]

I'm not sure how much the term "celtic" fits the music done by these bands, they drew largely from the old english tradition, maybe Anglo- Saxon folk rock would be more appropriate! ;0)

[posthumanhero]

ok, i was thinking 'music using a minor, e minor g , d and c with lyrics about sir john riley or sumpin'.......but i'm far from historically sound...and btw the question i should've asked was ' who invented celtic rock: fairport or pentangle" as steally came much later (i believe).

[raysteer]

Oh I see, sorry, I wasn't aware of that musical element, and as you suggest there is some celtic/ Irish/ Scottish influence in lyrics too, I just think that the whole cetic bag has been blown out of proportion and as far as Britain is concerned there has been such long mutual contact between the respective cultures it's not possible to divide them up so clearly. Anyway I can't answer your original question! Peace, love, music!

[paleologos100]

LOL. The "Celtic Invention" was started by a Scot in the 18th Century as a reaction to English supremacy. Before then, no Scots, Welsh or Irish referred to themselves as Celts.

[raysteer]

I've heard about that too. There's no doubt that these nations had/ have sepereate identities, but it seems debatable as to whether they were celtic or not. Anyway I'm not a big fan of the over-hey-diddle-diddley tone of albums like "Full House", I think they got the mix of folk/ rock/ original writting right before then.

[modernpolitics]

@posthumanhero My understanding is that Ashley Hutchings left Fairport Convention after Leige and Lief and started Steeleye Span. So I think that would mean that Fairport was first by one album.

[darrenfinizio]

@modernpolitics ACTUALLY I WAS THINKING OF PENTANGLE..KINDA KNEW STEELYE CAME LATER.

[Sarahfreckle]

Yeah, the ending sounds almost like it belongs to some other song.

[Pscudmizzle]

Nothing else like this. A folk rock band playing a galloping rock and roll arrangement with dramatic tempo changes...of a folk song. This may have suited Sandy Denny just fine, but Judy Dyble nails it here. She harmonized marvelously with the others here as well. She sounds overwhelmed with joy. It probably gets me out of bed and ready to leap out my window to a brand new day before I can get to the door a bit quicker than Joni's version. Still credit to Joni for writing a great song.

[redice1024]

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[noddyguevara]

Hard to imagine these days, that Fairport convention actually were pretty hip at one stage ! Only one of this line up in the present band, ( Simon Nicol) but to be fair the others still seem to be friends and do turn up regularly at Cropredy so I have seen all this band with the exception of the late drummer Martin Lamble. Good stuff.

[CaptGage]

I thought I once read somewhere that Neil Diamond did a version of this gorgeous song, but I'm not so sure. One of my fave songs on that album.

[lightweightmick]

...so many memories came flooding back to this... fantastic!

[bigbuzman]

one of my two favorite chic song writers wrote this song ( joni ) and one of my two favorite chic singers sang it ( Sandy ) - Tara Nevins is my favorite chic singer and songwriter. Check her out -- not a very good cover version here of a fabulous song though !!!

[mackecm2]

sorry to disappoint you: this is Judy Dyble singing, not Sandy Denny.... still a good song though.

[bigbuzman]

oh yea , that make total sense and I stand corrected and thanks for that - what was I thinking -that really doesn't sound like sandy at all though the style is a bit similar - some performances stand the test of time -- in my opinion -- this version is very dated -  thanks for the info ---

[Inkyspot3]

This is possibly my favourite ever folk song.

I have to admit the ending is a bit much though.

[m06een00]

If you weren't familiar with Joni Mitchell's version, would you have objected to the ending then. This track was taken from what was the first rather experimental album from Fairport.

[EveningStartsToGlow]

Comment on comment: jimmyboy I can answer your riddle--Because the first one would have to be the only one until someone else comments. sorry not very funny

Comment on this video: My rule of covers is that the band needs to really take on the song as their own. I think Fairport accomplished that very nicely. I really liked this version. My only complaint is the ending was over the top, the bit at 2:38.

Thank you for posting.

[jimmyboy8005]

Why must I be the first and only one to comment on this?