Gladys' Leap

Infobox Album
Name =Gladys' Leap
Type =studio
Artist =Fairport Convention


Released =August 1985
Recorded =April-May 1985 at Woodworm Studio, Barford St Michael, Oxfordshire
Genre =
Length =
Label =Woodworm Records WR007
Producer =Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks and Dave Pegg
Reviews =
Last album =
This album ="Gladys' Leap"
(1985)
Next album =

"Gladys' Leap" is a folk rock album by Fairport Convention originally released in August 1985 (Woodworm Records WR007). It was recorded April-May 1985 at Woodworm Studio, Barford St Michael, Oxfordshire, UK. It was produced & engineered by Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks and Dave Pegg and the assistant engineers were Tim Matyear & Mark Powell.

The title comes from Gladys Hillier, who was a postwoman for Cranham, a village near Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. As a short-cut, to save a two mile walk, she used to jump the three feet across a stream on her round. In 1977 the Ordnance Survey agreed to name the spot in her honour, and in 2005 a footbridge was built across the stream. [ cite web | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article553971.ece | title = A bridge too late to spare a country postwoman's muddy boots | date = August 11 2005 | accessdate = 2008-05-17] Fairport heard the story, and named the album in Gladys' honour.

=Track listing= Side 1
#"How Many Times" (Richard Thompson)
#"Bird from the Mountain" (Ralph McTell)
#"Honour and Praise" (John Richards)
#The Hiring Fair (Ralph McTell, Dave Mattacks) Side 2
#Instrumental Medley '85
##The Riverhead (Dave Pegg)
##Gladys' Leap (Dave Pegg)
##The Wise Maid (Trad. Arr. Simon Nicol/Dave Pegg)
#My Feet are Set for Dancing (Cathy Lesurf, Arranged by Bill Martin)
#"Wat Tyler" (Ralph McTell/Simon Nicol)
#"Head in a Sack" (Dave Whetstone)

Personnel

*Simon Nicol - Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars
*Dave Pegg - Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Double Bass, Vocals
*Dave Mattacks - Drums, Drum Machine, Keyboards, Percussionwith
*Ric Sanders - Violin (Tracks 2, 4, 5)
*Richard Thompson - Electric Guitar (Track 8)
*Cathy LeSurf - Vocal (Track 6)
*Harold Wells - Spoken Intro to Track 2

References

External links

* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fcfansite/album-gladys.htm Fan site with trivia and reissue details]