Dransfield - The Fiddler's Dream CD (Mega Blowout Sale)
SKU
23-TECD 433
British folk-rock, led by brothers Barry (vocals, electric and acoustic fiddles, electric dulcimer, cello, guitar, zither) and Robin (vocals, guitar) Dransfield, with Brian Harrison (vocals, bass, organ, piano) and Charlie White (drums). They recorded two albums in 1970/71 and then split up for other things, such as Morris On. In 1976, the brothers joined up again to make this, their final album. High quality folk rock, "one of the great 'lost' albums from the Transatlantic catalog".
"Hearing this album for the first time, it's easy to see why Steeleye Span declined to tour with the Dransfields -- with all due respect to Maddy Prior and company, they'd have been shown-up and then some, based on the evidence here. From the crisp playing on acoustic and low-wattage electric guitars, and charismatic yet honest and unaffected lead and harmony singing to the diverse song selection -- all part of a defined song cycle -- the album was as perfect an example of electric British folk music as it was released in the '70s, and easily a rival for anything this side of Fairport Convention's best work...Forget Steeleye Span -- based on this album, these guys could easily have rated a spot touring with Jethro Tull when the latter were playing to 30,000 people at a time. The album has aged exceptionally well, and any of the various reissues out there is worth picking up.”–Bruce Eder / AllMusic
- LabelTalking Elephant
- UPC5028479043323