Landfall (Martin Carthy album)

Landfall is an album by Martin Carthy.

This is the first album that Carthy made after leaving Steeleye Span. The song "Cold Haily Windy Night" is a kind of looking over his shoulder at what he had done with the same song on Steeleye's album Please to See the King. In contrast to the richly resonating sound on that album, here everything is stripped down without any reverb. Later he would record it again with The Imagined Village, returning to a complex rhythm once more. Steeleye Span made some attempt to convey regional accent. Here every song is sung with the southern English accent that is natural to him. "The Cruel Mother" is sung without accompaniment. This is Carthy at his simplest - no overdubs, no vocal gymnastics and no syncopation. The original issue on Philips had "Landfall" as one word. The reissue on Topic had "Land" followed by "Martin Carthy" on the next line, followed by "Fall" on the next line, almost implying that "Land Fall" is two words. However, all discographies treat it as one word. Dave Goudler's song "January Man" is his best known song. Martin Carthy played on Goulder's album "Requiem For Steam" in 1971.

Recorded and issued in 1971. Issued on CD in 1996. Running time 57 minutes 43 seconds. Solo work by Martin Carthy (vocals, guitar).

# Here's Adieu To All Judges and Juries (Trad)
# Brown Adam (Trad)
# O'er The Hills (Trad)
# Cruel Mother (Trad)
# Cold Haily Windy Night (Trad)
# His Name Is Andrew (David Ackles)
# The Bold Poachers (Trad)
# Dust To Dust (John Kirkpatrick)
# The Broomfield Hill (Trad)
# January Man (Dave Goulder)

External links

* [http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1195970/a/Landfall.htm Track listing review]