Fairport Convention - Matty Groves - (2012)

Recorded in March 2012 at Union Chapel during the band's 45th Aniversary Tour.

[@joshmichaels1435]

the bass line on this version is absolutely stellar

[@taunoctua245]

Most versions I hear are two chord progression, some violin. I think this jazzed free-form version adds character to a great song. Wish Sandy was singing though. The bass is perfect.

[@BroodingCharisma]

Not bad, despite the usual silly comments from the bearded fundamentalists. Lovely bass sound, great mix, great gig. Now, where"s my Liege and Lief been since I last saw it in 1974? Try the attic, or granny's cellar. Then try & find the record deck......

[@andyk1k1]

Brilliant, the Ikea curtains had me roaring with laughter x

[@jenniferhartshorn2391]

SAME

[@kathybutler538]

Awesome I had the pleasure of seeing them live in Philadelphia in 1985 they opened for Jethro Tull. I have been a fan ever since. Love this group 💙

[@brentdelaurentis8114]

Saw that tour in Chicago

[@AegeanProphet]

That may be one of the coolest combinations of words I've ever heard. I saw Jethro Tull like 5 years ago and those old farts were amazing.

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

RIP Sandy.

[@tommygarbage237]

🔥🌹❣️🙏🏻

[@jennawest5279]

Wow! True balladry lives! I've loved this group from day one - so glad they're still around.

[@Jorick]

Today I learned IKEA is older than expected made me chuckle

[@arthurmarkos5522]

Started out making wool sheets in Yorkshire!

[@williambriggs79]

Song’s been changing for hundreds of years. It’s still changing. Stop complaining.

[@stevesmith_guitarist6243]

This is a superb version.

[@carolinejones8382]

I enjoyed the song actually, I stumbled upon the song whilst watching George Gently and a very good singer called Ebony Buckle sang it and played the violin too. Both very well.

[@operalover67]

a curtain bought at IKEA kast week??????????????

[@betteroffdead]

operalover67 it's funny ...

[@JoshuaWoshua]

Possible origin of the melody of 'house of the rising sun'

[@thomasnewsom7570]

First heard this in 71. Timeless.

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very well..........................................................................................

[@arjenh7214]

I really dig this 'celtic punk rock' version!

[@1amstel1]

A great very old song. This is a chaotic rendition.

[@gmonkman]

fuckin legend. Glad you cut off the crazy instrumental

[@EthanS1481]

4:50 is from the gods

[@bzfgt1]

I "liked" for "How d'ye like my curtains that I got at Ikea last week?"

[@bestshotbruce1]

+bzfgt bzfgt got the Kipper Family "Big Musgrave" to thank for that.

[@calvinwade2751]

James may on banjo.. nice touch

[@sandramorey2529]

Interesting that the instrumental introduction was "ShadyGrove". There are millions of variants of this ballad. Look them all up. You'll like them all.

[@cerimccoy]

That fourths stuff the fiddler does is very original!

[@anoano148]

Sandy Denny is the only version I'd listen to.

[@ange5673]

Love this song and the strong bass, but Chris's fiddle sounds awful!

[@jaiji]

That’s Ric Sanders on the fiddle. Chris Leslie is playing the banjo. I’m not going to get into a debate about the fiddle playing - which is wonderful (to me). But perhaps it’s the slight processing in the sound that he’s using that you don’t like? Swarb’s fiddle sound - back in the day- was very raucous, raw and squealy sounding (from its pick up)- not a conventionally “beautiful“ sound. Love it myself. But then Fairport rarely do any wrong - to my mind and ears

[@GordonDWebster]

I am not into folk music at all, but I caught this performance on the TV years ago and it somehow lived with me. “Get up!!”

[@mlsjuge477]

Wow where are you Sandy…..

[@lesastefan9663]

The band had too much of the Jamieson, bejesus.

[@kikiu2619]

boring w/o Sandy.

[@mhicmacglashan3145]

A perfect song.

[@mhicmacglashan3145]

But the Lief and Leige version remains the best.

[@mhicmacglashan3145]

Definitely very much better than this one with its silly reference to IKEA.

[@operalover67]

...last week..not kast..ok

[@smoath]

Briwiant

[@varshapatel5543]

Gonna listen to Sandy

[@marcobaratto4426]

How to self sabotage and ruin a beautiful song in more or less every possible way.

[@chrismacfarlane5319]

I'm with you on this one.

[@Mr.Hatticus]

bass too loud. needs female singer

[@wilhelmsbane6160]

kingalfred Dave Pegg is NEVER too loud.

[@bazzaonline]

Just good to see a Fairport concert that doesn't end with Richard Thompson's crappy 'Meet on the Ledge'!!!

[@billbillyoung]

Pretty strong evidence that they should've given up quite a long time ago.

[@kathybutler538]

William Y fuck you

[@mikewilliams258]

Bloody cacophonic catastrophe!