- Moat on the Ledge: Live at Broughton Castle, August '81
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Moat on the Ledge 
Live album by Fairport Convention Released 1982 Recorded 15 August 1981 Genre Folk-rock Label Woodworm Producer Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg Fairport Convention chronology Farewell Farewell
(1979)Moat on the Ledge
(1982)Gladys' Leap
(1985)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Moat on the Ledge: Live at Broughton Castle, August '81 is a live folk rock album by Fairport Convention. The album was produced by Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg.
The album was recorded during an early reunion festival, held at Broughton Castle in August 1981, before that event finally settled in its current Cropredy venue[2]. It features a reunion appearance by Richard Thompson and the first public performance in some years by Judy Dyble.
It was originally released in 1982 as Woodworm WR001 (the number appeared on the label but not the sleeve), it has had various reissues, most recently on the 2003 Talking Elephant CD TECD052.
Track listing
- Side 1
- "Walk Awhile" (Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson) – 4:08
- "Country Pie" (Bob Dylan) – 3:23
- "Rosie" (Swarbrick) – 4:15
- "Matty Groves" (Traditional, arrangement by Fairport Convention) – 9:30
- Side 2
- "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:25
- "Poor Will and the Hangman" (Thompson, Swarbrick) – 5:37
- "The Brilliancy Medley" / "Cherokee Shuffle" (Trad., arr. Fairport) – 3:27
- "Woman or a Man" (Thompson) – 3:20
- "High School Confidential" (Jerry Lee Lewis) – 4:20
Personnel
- Dave Swarbrick - vocals, fiddle, mandolin
- Richard Thompson - vocals, electric guitar
- Simon Nicol - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
- Dave Pegg - bass
- Dave Mattacks - drums
- Bruce Rowland - drums
with guests
- Judy Dyble - vocals on "Both Sides Now"
- Ralph McTell - electric guitar on "High School Confidential"
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Humphries, Patrick (1982). Meet on the Ledge - a history of Fairport Convention. London: Eel Pie. p. 103. ISBN 0 906008 46 8.
Fairport Convention Maartin Allcock · Dan Ar Braz · Bob Brady · Roger Burridge · Gerry Conway · Sandy Denny · Jerry Donahue · Judy Dyble · Tom Farnell · Roger Hill · Ashley Hutchings · Martin Lamble · Chris Leslie · Cathy Lesurf · Trevor Lucas · Dave Mattacks · Iain Matthews · Simon Nicol · Dave Pegg · David Rea · Bruce Rowland · Ric Sanders · Dave Swarbrick · Richard Thompson · Paul Warren
Studio albums Fairport Convention (1968) · What We Did on Our Holidays (1969) · Unhalfbricking (1969) · Liege & Lief (1969) · Full House (1970) · Angel Delight (1971) · Babbacombe Lee (1971) · Rosie (1973) · Nine (1973) · Rising for the Moon (1975) · Gottle O'Geer (1976) · The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977) · Tipplers Tales (1978) · Gladys' Leap (1985) · Expletive Delighted! (1986) · In Real Time: Live '87 (1987) · Red & Gold (1988) · The Five Seasons (1990) · Jewel in the Crown (1995) · Old New Borrowed Blue (1996) · Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997) · The Wood and the Wire (2000) · XXXV (2001) · Over the Next Hill (2004) · Sense of Occasion (2007) Festival Bell (2011)
Singles "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968) · "Meet on the Ledge" (1968) · "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969) · "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969) · "If (Stomp)" (1970) · "Now Be Thankful" (1970)
Live albums Fairport Live Convention (1974) · Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977) · Farewell Farewell (1979) · Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982) · House Full (1986) · Heyday (1987) · 25th Anniversary Concert (1992) · Cropredy 98 (1999) · The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (2004) · Journeyman's Grace (2005) · Live at the BBC (2007) · Off the Desk (2008) Off the Desk (2008) Live at Cropredy 08 (2009)
Compilations History of Fairport Convention (1972) · Tour Sampler (1975) · Fairport Chronicles (1976) · The Woodworm Years (1991) · A Chronicle of Sorts 1967 - 1969 · Meet On the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975 · Some of Our Yesterdays · Fairport Convention · Then & Now 1982 - 1996: The Best of Fairport Convention · Rhythm of the Times (2003) Across the Decades (2003)
Box sets The Cropredy Box (1998)Related articlesCategories:- Fairport Convention live albums
- 1982 live albums
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