Fotheringay

Fotheringay

Infobox Musical artist
Name =Fotheringay


Img_capt =
Img_size =
Landscape =
Background =group_or_band
Alias =
Origin =
Instrument =
Genre =Folk rock
Occupation =
Years_active =1970- 1971
Label =Island Records
Associated_acts =
URL =
Current_members =Sandy Denny
Trevor Lucas
Gerry Conway
Jerry Donahue
Pat Donaldson
Past_members =
Notable_instruments =
The folk rock group Fotheringay was formed in 1970 by singer Sandy Denny upon her departure from Fairport Convention. The band drew its name from Fotheringhay Castle, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in England. Said castle was also the inspiration for the song "Fotheringay", which Fairport Convention had included on their 1969 album "What We Did on Our Holidays", before Denny's departure from the group.

Two former members of Eclection, Trevor Lucas and Gerry Conway, and two former members of Poet and the One Man Band, Jerry Donahue and Pat Donaldson (bass), completed the line-up responsible for the quintet's only album. This folk-based set included several Denny originals, notably "Nothing More", "The Sea" and "The Pond and The Stream", as well as meticulous readings of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Way I Feel" and Bob Dylan's "Too Much of Nothing". Although criticized contemporaneously as constrained, Fotheringay is now viewed as a confident, accomplished work. However, the album failed to match commercial expectations and pressures on Denny to undertake a solo career – she was voted Britain's number 1 singer in Melody Maker's 1970 poll – increased.

Fotheringay disbanded in 1971 during sessions for a projected second set. Some of its songs surfaced on Denny's 1971 debut album, "The North Star Grassman and the Ravens". Lucas, Conway and Donahue resurfaced in Fairport Convention in 1972 to record the "Rosie" album (on which some Fotheringay material was also used). However, Conway played on three tracks only and began session work afterwards. Both Conway and Donaldson have worked with Richard Thompson, among many others. Lucas and Donahue stayed with Fairport for another couple of years, with Sandy Denny rejoining in 1975 for the "Rising for the Moon" album. Conway eventually joined the reformed Fairport in 1999.

In 2007 the BBC announced that Jerry Donahue would be attempting to complete the abandoned project "Fotheringay 2". The album is released by Fledg'ling Records on September 29th 2008.

Discography

*"Fotheringay" - 1970 (Island (UK)/A&M
*"Fotheringay 2" - 29 September 2008 (Fledg'ling Records: FLED3066) - UK #193

References

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/articles/2007/07/26/radio_jerry_donahue_drift_feature.shtml Fotheringay 2]
* [http://www.darkphoenixmedia.com/themusicalbus/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=2 NEW SANDY DENNY FOTHERINGAY ALBUM]
*http://www.thebeesknees.com/?p=106 Fotheringay at Fledg'ling Records
* Text of Fotheringay: http://www.metrolyrics.com/fotheringay-lyrics-sandy-denny.html

Literature

*"No More Sad Refrains: The Life And Times Of Sandy Denny", Clinton Heylin.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fotheringay — ist eine erfolgreiche und musikalisch anspruchsvolle britische Folkrockband, die von Sandy Denny 1969 nach ihrem Ausstieg bei Fairport Convention gegründet wurde. Die Band bestand aus: Sandy Denny: Gesang, Klavier, Akustische Gitarre Trevor Lucas …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fotheringay (album) — Infobox Album Name = Fotheringay Type = Album Artist = Fotheringay Released = June,1970 Recorded = 1970 Genre = Folk rock Length = 43:55 Label = Island ILPS9125 (UK) A M SP4269 (USA) Fledg ling Records (2005 reissue) Producer = Joe Boyd Reviews …   Wikipedia

  • FOTHERINGAY —    a village in Northamptonshire, on the Nen, 9 m. SW. of Peterborough; the ruined castle there was the scene of the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1587 …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps — In the stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse, Cyril Barmy Fotheringay Phipps (pronounced Funghy Fipps ) is a member of the Drones Club along with fellow club members Tuppy Glossop, Gussie Fink Nottle, and others. As Russell Baker commented in the …   Wikipedia

  • Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (compilation) — Infobox Album | Name = Who Knows Where the Time Goes? Type = compilation Artist = Sandy Denny Released = 1985 Recorded = 1967 1977 Genre = folk rock Length = 176:18 Label = UK: Island Records Producer = Trevor Lucas Joe Boyd Reviews = * Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

  • Jerry Donahue — playing his Peavey Omniac JD in 2008 Background information Born September 24, 1946 (1946 09 24 …   Wikipedia

  • A Boxful of Treasures (album) — Infobox Album | Name = A Boxful of Treasures Type = compilation Artist = Sandy Denny Released = 11 October 2004cite web | url = http://www.informatik.uni hamburg.de/ zierke/sandy.denny/records/aboxfuloftreasures.html | title = Sandy Denny: A… …   Wikipedia

  • Sandy Denny — Sandy Denny, eigentlich Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (* 6. Januar 1947 in Wimbledon, London, Großbritannien; † 21. April 1978 ebenda) war eine britische Sängerin und Songschreiberin. Sie war mehrmals Mitglied bei Fairport Convention, war… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Trevor Lucas — Trevor George Lucas (December 251943 February 4 1989) was an influential folk artist, a member of Fairport Convention and one of the founders of Fotheringay. He mainly performed as a guitarist and vocalist but also produced many albums and wrote… …   Wikipedia

  • Drones Club — Lists of P. G. Wodehouse characters Characters in all Wodehouse stories Characters in the Blandings stories Characters in the Drones Club stories Characters in the Jeeves stories Characters in the Mulliner stories Characters in the Ukridge… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”