XXXV (album)

2002 studio album by Fairport Convention

XXXV

Studio album by

Fairport Convention

Released| 12 February 2002[1]
Recorded| 2002
Genre| British folk rock
Label| Woodworm
Fairport Convention chronology
| The Wood and the Wire
(1999)  | XXXV
(2002)  | Over the Next Hill
(2004)

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XXXV is a 2002 album by Fairport Convention. It is subtitled "The 35th Anniversary Album", and was released in celebration of the band's existence from 1967–2002. It is their 30th album release since their debut, Fairport Convention, in 1968.

## Track listing

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1. "Madeleine" (Laurence Bristow-Smith, Kenny Craddock) - 4:23
2. "My Love Is in America" (Chris Leslie) - 4:43
3. "The Happy Man" (Traditional; arrangement by Chris Leslie) - 2:48
4. "Portmeirion" (Ric Sanders) - 5:56
5. "The Crowd" (Anna Ryder) - 6:09
6. "The Banks of Sweet Primroses"[3] (Traditional; arrangement Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie, Gerry Conway) - 4:27
7. "The Deserter" (John Richards) - 6:55
8. "The Light of Day" (Chris Leslie) - 6:11
9. "I Wandered by a Brookside" (music: Barbara Berry/words: Traditional, from the Alfred Williams Collection, Swindon Library) - 4:52
10. "Neil Gow's Apprentice" (Michael Marra) - 4:43
11. "Everything but the Skirl" (Ric Sanders) - 4:05
12. "Talking About My Love" (Chris Leslie, Nigel Stonier) - 2:40
13. "Now Be Thankful" (Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick) - 3:45
14. "The Crowd Revisited" (Anna Ryder) - 2:35

## Personnel

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* Simon Nicol – guitar, vocals
* Chris Leslie – mandolin, violin, vocals, tenor banjo, electronic mandolin
* Ric Sanders – violin, electric piano, baritone violin
* Dave Pegg – bass guitar, vocals
* Gerry Conway – percussion, drums

Additional personnel

* Ian Anderson – flute
* Cropredy Crowd – clapping
* Chris Knibbs – trombone
* Julie Matthews – vocals
* Chas McDevitt – trumpet
* Anna Ryder – piano, accordion, french horn, vocals, penny whistle
* Mark Tucker – electric guitar, e-bow
* Chris While – vocals

Production personnel

* Mark Tucker – producer, engineer, mixing
* John Dent – mastering
* Colin Edwards – photography
* Dave Pegg – producer
* Mick Toole – CD art adaptation, cover photo

## Release history

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* 2002 : Woodworm Records CD, WRCD038
* 2002 : Compass Records CD, 4332
* 2007 : Eagle Rock Records CD, 350

## See also

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* Niel Gow's Oak – inspiration for the song "Neil Gow's Apprentice"

## References

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1. ^ "All Music Site". Steve Hewett. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
2. ^ "allmusic ((( XXXV > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
3. ^ "The (Banks of the) Sweet Primeroses". Reinhard Zierke. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

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Fairport Convention

* Simon Nicol
* Dave Pegg
* Ric Sanders
* Chris Leslie
* Dave Mattacks

* Richard Thompson
* Ashley Hutchings
* Martin Lamble
* Judy Dyble
* Iain Matthews
* Sandy Denny
* Dave Swarbrick
* Trevor Lucas
* Jerry Donahue
* Bruce Rowland
* Dan Ar Braz
* Maartin Allcock
* Gerry Conway

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Fairport Convention (1968)
* What We Did on Our Holidays (1969)
* Unhalfbricking (1969)
* Liege & Lief (1969)
* Full House (1970)
* Angel Delight (1971)
* "Babbacombe" Lee (1971)
* Rosie (1973)
* Nine (1973)
* Rising for the Moon (1975)
* Gottle O'Geer (1976)
* The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977)
* Tipplers Tales (1978)
* Gladys' Leap (1985)
* Expletive Delighted! (1986)
* In Real Time: Live '87 (1987)
* Red & Gold (1988)
* The Five Seasons (1990)
* Jewel in the Crown (1995)
* Old New Borrowed Blue (1996)
* Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997)
* The Wood and the Wire (1999)
* XXXV (2002)
* Over the Next Hill (2004)
* Sense of Occasion (2007)
* Festival Bell (2011)
* By Popular Request (2012)
* Myths and Heroes (2015)
* 50:50@50 (2017)
* Shuffle and Go (2020)

Singles|

* "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968)
* "Meet on the Ledge" (1968)
* "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969)
* "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969)
* "Now Be Thankful" (1970)

Live albums|

* Fairport Live Convention (1974)
* Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977)
* Farewell, Farewell (1979)
* Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982)
* House Full (1986)
* Heyday (1987)
* From Past Archives (1994)
* Live at the BBC (2007)
* Off the Desk (2008)

Compilations|

* The History of Fairport Convention (1972)
* Fairport Chronicles (1976)

Box sets|

* The Cropredy Box (1998)

Related articles|

* Fairport's Cropredy Convention
* appearances
* Woodworm Records
* Matty Grooves Records

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