CRANNOG SUPERB UK FEM VOCAL ELECTRIC ACID FOLK SIGNED
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Crannog, self titled electric Uk folk debut, with vocals shared between Four of the Five members, three of whose signatures appear on the rear, plus that of Bassist and singer Brian Harrison to the front. Private issue LP with the catalogue of CR1 confirming this. A mix of traditional and Celtic numbers, plus a cover of John Martyn's superb "May You Never", and the Bob Dylan arrangement of Mr Bojangles, mistakenly attributed to him on the label. Three members play acoustic guitars and double on mandolin, violin and some someone unmentioned cuts across some of the instrumental passage with really out there fuzz guitar, a real treat. Only three of these in the past 5 years on ebay, never a signed one so something of a special offering, with a lower condition unsigned one offered by one internet seller for over £180, making my start look low. Band members are:
KEVIN McCABE - guitars, mandolin, vocals
MAUREEN CARTER - guitar, whistle, vocals
BARRY WICKENS - guitar, violin, vocals
BRIAN HARRISON - bass guitar, percussion, vocals
BOB CRITCHLEY - drums
Excellent disc both sides visually, playing without fault, so Near Mint playback (on a good quality moving coil system, listened to throughout with an ear for clicks, none happened) in a Near Mint Sleeve.
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further info for those still interested. Sleeve is designed by Sue Dransfield, and yes that is the Barry Dransfield connection, plus gleaned this from comments made by the bass player before Harrison:
In 1976 I was playing bass guitar in a folk-rock group called Crannog that had a Monday night residency in The Queens in Crouch End. It was a very popular gig, and every week the pub was packed (I was even asked for my autograph once as I wandered round Crouch End between Harum Records and John Beeby's Music Place on a Saturday afternoon). The leader of the band, Kevin McCabe, was an old friend of Barry Dransfield, and Bazza used often to get up and play with us. Great stuff, and the heaving throng loved it as well. We'd stay behind in the pub after closing time for several hours jamming.
After a while I decided to leave the band, and Bazza suggested Brian Harrison as my replacement. Brian was the bass player in the Dransfield band, who had just come off the road after touring support to Tom Paxton (!) to promote their magnificent 'Fiddlers Dream' album, and he got the job. I formed my own band (Brahms & Liszt) but still went to see Crannog most Monday nights and often got up to play with them".
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