Alex Campbell and his Friends
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Alex Campbell and his Friends is an album by Alex Campbell
with: Sandy Denny
, Johnny Silvo and the Johnny Silvo Folk Group featuring Roger Evans and David Moses, Paul McNeill and Cliff Aungier.
This March 1967 recording is the first release that Sandy Denny is featured on.
Side 2
. In 1970 Saga released a compilation called It's Sandy Denny
that featured the songs Denny recorded for the label, partly as alternate takes.
The complete material (original plus alternate takes) has been put out by Castle Music in 2005 under the title Where the Time Goes.
Alex Campbell (singer)
Alex Campbell was a Scottish folk singer. Described by Colin Harper as a "melancholic, hard-travelling Glaswegian", he was influential in the British folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s and was one of the first folk singers to tour the UK and Europe...
with: Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny , born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention...
, Johnny Silvo and the Johnny Silvo Folk Group featuring Roger Evans and David Moses, Paul McNeill and Cliff Aungier.
This March 1967 recording is the first release that Sandy Denny is featured on.
Tracks
Side 1- Alex CampbellAlex Campbell (singer)Alex Campbell was a Scottish folk singer. Described by Colin Harper as a "melancholic, hard-travelling Glaswegian", he was influential in the British folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s and was one of the first folk singers to tour the UK and Europe...
: "Dark as a Dungeon (Down in the Mine)Dark as a Dungeon"Dark as a Dungeon" is a song written by singer-songwriter Merle Travis. It is a lament about the danger and drudgery of being a coal miner in an Appalachian shaft mine. It has become a rallying song among miners seeking improved working conditions....
" (Merle TravisMerle TravisMerle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "Dark as a Dungeon"...
) - Johnny Silvo: "Midnight Special" (trad)
- Johnny Silvo: "Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses" (trad)
- Johnny Silvo: "Freight Train" (Elizabeth CottenElizabeth CottenElizabeth "Libba" Cotten was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter.A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original style. Her approach involved using a right-handed guitar , not re-strung for left-handed playing, essentially, holding a right-handed...
) - Sandy DennySandy DennySandy Denny , born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention...
: "The False Bride" (trad) - Alex Campbell: "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) - Cliff Aungier: "Chilly Winds" (trad)
- Cliff Aungier: "Blue Sleeves" (trad)
Side 2
- Paul McNeill: "Dick Derby" (trad)
- Sandy Denny: "You Never Wanted Me" (Jackson C. FrankJackson C. FrankJackson Carey Frank was an American folk musician.-Early life:When Jackson Frank was 11, a furnace exploded at his school, sending a ball of flames down corridors until it ended up in Frank's music classroom in the Cleveland Hill Elementary School in Cheektowaga, New York...
) - Alex Campbell: "Been on the Road So Long" (Alex Campbell)
- Cliff Aungier: "Dink's Song" (trad)
- Sandy Denny: "This Train" (trad)
- Paul McNeill: "Tell Old Bill" (trad)
- Alex Campbell: "Freedom" (trad)
Reissues
Saga Records produced another album with Sandy Denny: Sandy and JohnnySandy and Johnny
Sandy and Johnny is a split album featuring early recordings by Sandy Denny and Johnny Silvo, recorded for Saga Records in 1967. Despite being credited to both singers, the album consists of solo songs by each.-Background:...
. In 1970 Saga released a compilation called It's Sandy Denny
It's Sandy Denny
It's Sandy Denny is a collection of songs Sandy Denny recorded for Saga Records in 1967, released in 1970.Sandy Denny contributed to two Saga albums: Alex Campbell and his Friends , that features Alex Campbell with Sandy Denny, Johnny Silvo, Paul McNeill and Cliff Aungier, recorded March 1967 and...
that featured the songs Denny recorded for the label, partly as alternate takes.
The complete material (original plus alternate takes) has been put out by Castle Music in 2005 under the title Where the Time Goes.