The Bonny Bunch of Roses (album)

Infobox Album
Name =The Bonny Bunch of Roses
Type =studio
Artist =Fairport Convention


Released =July 1977
Recorded =August 1976-March 1977 at Island Studios, Hammersmith
Genre =Folk rock
Length =
Label =Vertigo BE 9102 015
Producer =Fairport Convention
Reviews =
Last album ="Live at the L.A. Troubadour"
(1977)
This album ="The Bonny Bunch of Roses"
(1977)
Next album ="Tipplers Tales"
(1978)

"The Bonny Bunch of Roses" is an album by Fairport Convention.

This album had the highest number of traditional songs that Fairport had recorded since "Liege and Lief". "Adieu Adieu" is dedicated to "Pete, John, Keith and Roger" (i.e. The Who) and begins with the riff that also starts The Who's "Happy Jack". "Royal Seleccion No 13" is named after a box of cigars favoured by Bruce Roland. "The Bonny Bunch of Roses" is sung at a funereal pace, building into a powerful march. The previous album, "Gottle O' Gear" had been a contractual obligation for Island, and was somewhat disappointing. For this album, Simon Nicol returned after an absence of five years. It was recorded between August 1976 and March 1977 at Island Studios, London.

Track listing

#"James O'Donnells Jig" (inst) (Dave Pegg)
#"The Eynsham Poacher" (song) (Trad)
#"Adieu Adieu" (song) (Trad)
#"The Bonny Bunch of Roses" (song) (Trad)
#"The Poor Ditching Boy" (song) (Richard Thompson)
#"General Taylor" (song) (Trad)
#"Run Johnny Run" (song) (Ralph McTell)
#"The Last Waltz" (song) (Dave Swarbrick)
#"Royal Seleccion No 13" (Haste To The Wedding/Morpeth Rant/Toytown March/Dashing White Sargeant) (inst) (Trad/ Trad/ unknown/ Trad)

Personnel

*Dave Swarbrick - fiddle, mandolin, mandocello, vocals
*Simon Nicol - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, dulcimer, piano
*Dave Pegg - bass guitar, guitar, mandolin, vocals
*Bruce Rowland - drums, percussion, electric piano