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:
- Fotheringay – Sandy Denny
- Mr Lacey – Ashley Hutchings
- Book Song – Iain Matthews, Richard Thompson
- 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
- No Man’s Land – Richard Thompson
- I’ll Keep It With Mine – Bob Dylan
- Eastern Rain – Joni Mitchell
- Nottamun Town – traditional, arranged by Sandy Denny, Iain Matthews, Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble
- Tale in Hard Time – Richard Thompson
- She Moves Through the Fair – traditional, arr. Sandy Denny, Iain Matthews, Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble
- Meet on the Ledge – Richard Thompson
- End of a Holiday – Simon Nicol
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