The Bonny Bunch of Roses is a studio album by the English band Fairport Convention, released in 1977.
The album had the highest number of traditional songs that Fairport had recorded since Liege & Lief. For this album, Simon Nicol returned after an absence of five years although he had contributed some guitar to the previous record, Gottle O'Geer and mixed the album. It was recorded between August 1976 and March 1977 at Island Studios, London.
Track listing All tracks credited to "Trad." unless otherwise noted
Side one "Jams O'Donnells Jig" (Dave Pegg) - 2:33 "The Eynsham Poacher" - 2:22 "Adieu Adieu" - 2:26dedicated to "Pete, John, Keith and Roger" (i.e. The Who) and begins with the riff that also starts The Who's "Happy Jack" "The Bonny Bunch of Roses" - 12:19"The Bonny Bunch of Roses" is sung at a funereal pace, building into a powerful march.
Side two "The Poor Ditching Boy" (Richard Thompson) - 3:56 "General Taylor" - 3:39 "Run Johnny Run" (Ralph McTell) - 4:34 "The Last Waltz" (Dave Swarbrick) - 3:02 "Royal Seleccion No 13" (Haste to the Wedding/Morpeth Rant/Toytown March/Dashing White Sargeant) - 4:15named after a box of cigars favoured by Bruce Rowland
Personnel Dave Swarbrick – fiddle, vocals, mandolin Simon Nicol – guitars, vocals, dulcimer Dave Pegg – bass, vocals Bruce Rowland – drums, percussion
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