Myths and Heroes
Myths and Heroes is the twenty-seventh studio album by British folk rock band Fairport Convention, released in January 2015.Recording and release
Recording for the album began in March 2014 and concluded in November. During their winter tour at the beginning of the year, the band played some of the material destined for the album as a taster for their live audience. The album became available for pre-order on the Fairport Convention website starting on 1 January 2015 and was released officially in March, along with limited edition Vinyl copies of the album.Critical reception
John Murphy of musicOMH complimented the instrumental performances on Myth and Heroes while Kingsley Abbott of Record Collector praised Chris Leslie's vocals on the album.Track listing
CD
- "Myths and Heroes"
- "Clear Water"
- "The Fylde Mountain Time / Roger Bucknall's Polka"
- "Theodore's Song"
- "Love at First Sight"
- "John Condon"
- "The Gallivant"
- "The Man in the Water"
- "Bring Me Back My Feathers"
- "Grace and Favour"
- "Weightless / The Gravity Reel"
- "Home"
- "Jonah's Oak"
- "Myths and Heroes"
- "Clear Water"
- "The Man in the Water"
- "Bring Me Back My Feathers"
- "Home"
- "Love at First Sight"
- "John Condon"
- "The Gallivant"
- "Weightless / The Gravity Reel"
Personnel
Fairport Convention
- Simon Nicol - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Dave Pegg - vocals, bass guitar, bass ukulele, double bass, bouzouki, mandolin, tenor banjo
- Chris Leslie - vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, violin, banjo, celtic harp, tenor guitar, chromatic harmonica, whistle
- Ric Sanders - violin, keyboards, ukulele, bass ukulele
- Gerry Conway - drums, percussion
Guest musicians
- Matt Pegg - bass guitar on tracks 1, 4, 10 & 12
- Joe Broughton - violin on The Gallivant
- Paloma Trigas - violin on The Gallivant
- Aria Trigas - violin on The Gallivant
- Rob Spalton - trumpet on The Gallivant
- Jake Thornton - alto saxophone on The Gallivant
- Benjamin Hill - alto saxophone on The Gallivant
- Emma Jones - tenor saxophone on The Gallivant