Gladys' Leap

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Gladys' Leap
Studio album by Fairport Convention
Released August 1985
Recorded April-May 1985 at Woodworm Studio, Barford St Michael, Oxfordshire
Label Woodworm Records WR007
Producer Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks and Dave Pegg

Gladys' Leap is a folk rock album by Fairport Convention originally released in August 1985 (Woodworm Records WR007). It was recorded April-May 1985 at Woodworm Studio, Barford St Michael, Oxfordshire, UK. It was produced & engineered by Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks and Dave Pegg and the assistant engineers were Tim Matyear & Mark Powell.

The title comes from Gladys Hillier, who was a postwoman for Cranham, a village near Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. As a short-cut, to save a two mile walk, she used to jump the three feet across a stream on her round. In 1977 the Ordnance Survey agreed to name the spot in her honour, and in 2005 a footbridge was built across the stream.[1] Fairport heard the story, and named the album in Gladys' honour.

[edit] Track listing

Side 1

  1. "How Many Times" (Richard Thompson)
  2. "Bird from the Mountain" (Ralph McTell)
  3. "Honour and Praise" (John Richards)
  4. The Hiring Fair (Ralph McTell, Dave Mattacks)

Side 2

  1. Instrumental Medley '85
    1. The Riverhead (Dave Pegg)
    2. Gladys' Leap (Dave Pegg)
    3. The Wise Maid (Trad. Arr. Simon Nicol/Dave Pegg)
  2. My Feet are Set for Dancing (Cathy Lesurf, Arranged by Bill Martin)
  3. "Wat Tyler" (Ralph McTell/Simon Nicol)
  4. "Head in a Sack" (Dave Whetstone)

[edit] Personnel

  • Simon Nicol - Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars
  • Dave Pegg - Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Double Bass, Vocals
  • Dave Mattacks - Drums, Drum Machine, Keyboards, Percussion

with

  • Ric Sanders - Violin (Tracks 2, 4, 5)
  • Richard Thompson - Electric Guitar (Track 8)
  • Cathy LeSurf - Vocal (Track 6)
  • Harold Wells - Spoken Intro to Track 2

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