In January 1969, “Island” label released “What We Did on Our Holidays”, the second Fairport Convention album. It was recorded June – October 1968, at “Sound Techniques”; “Olympic Studio No. 1”; “St. Peter’s Church”, and “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

• Sandy Denny (as Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny) – vocals, acoustic  and 12-string acoustic guitars, organ, piano, harpsichord
• Richard Thompson– vocals, electric, acoustic and 12-string acoustic guitars, piano accordion, sitar
• Simon Nicol– acoustic and electric guitars, electric autoharp, electric dulcimer, backing vocals
• Ashley Hutchings– bass, backing vocals
• Martin Lamble– drums, percussion, violin, tabla, footsteps
• Iain Matthews– vocals, congas
• Peter Ross – harmonica
• Bruce Lacey and his Robots
• Claire Lowther – cello
• Kingsley Abbott – coins, backing vocals
• Paul Ghosh, Andrew Horvitch, Marc Ellington – backing vocals
• John Wood – engineer
• Richard Bennett Zeff, Annie Brown – photography
• Diogenic Attempts Ltd. – design

Track listing:

1. Fotheringay – Sandy Denny
2. Mr Lacey – Ashley Hutchings
3. Book Song – Iain Matthews, Richard Thompson
4. The Lord Is in This Place…How Dreadful Is This Place (based on “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground” by Blind Willie Johnson) – Ashley Hutchings, Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson
5. No Man’s Land – Richard Thompson
6. I’ll Keep It With Mine – Bob Dylan
7. Eastern Rain – Joni Mitchell
8. Nottamun Town – traditional, arranged by Sandy Denny, Iain Matthews, Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble
9. Tale in Hard Time – Richard Thompson
10. She Moves Through the Fair – traditional, arr. Sandy Denny, Iain Matthews, Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble
11. Meet on the Ledge – Richard Thompson
12. End of a Holiday – Simon Nicol