"Liege and Lief" is quite simply one of the greatest albums ever produced. It changed my appreciation of what 'music' could be. When I listen to it today, it it's like hearing for the first time, every time.
A whole other world opens with Sandy Denny and British folk as I never knew, probably because I was distanced by what was contemporary in the mainstream in America. That's just me, an amateur only hearing what other Americans were playing on their stereos. I think maybe British folk and folk/rock etc never reached across "the pond" as much as it should have. Joe Boyd is amazing now I learn of his being so central with his recording studio, plus moving to Europe to start a major studio. Very nice of you Treble Clef to post this doc. I wish Part 1 was posted, but maybe legal issues etc.
Such a shame the link to Part 1 no longer works, and the DVD on Amazon is currently "unavailable". I've just discovered Sandy Denny and would love to have been able to watch the whole documentary. Ho hum.
Wow. Dave Mattacks "didn't get it"? Is that just being modest or what? His drumming throughout this album sounds like he invented "folk rock" drumming.
Actually, Mattacks playing is not his best, in fact it is all over the place and this disrupts the time as well, he was acutely aware of this and has often said so, of course he is a excellent drummer and his later playing was superb.
mickigoe The CD is called 'Sandy Denny & Friends' it was a limited edition but you may be able to purchase it on Amazon or Ebay. It featured some of Fairport and Fotheringay group members. It consists of Sandy and Trevor demos or versions that were not initially recorded for sale. There were also other musicians from the aforementioned groups.
No women interviewed, not enough social referencing about how the whole period was in a state of flux. This was band who were part of that change, how 'Island Records' were so important to those incredible years... Joe Boyds influence and his support, Fairports inclusion on 'You Can All Join In' and how fundemental that album was to a whole new/ young generation and It gave many impoverished students a chance to hear this new music for the first time ( myself being one ) .... No filmed performances of Sandy , Fairport and Fotheringay...' Overall a very boring cheaply made documentary which just seems to 'going through the motions' ... I didn't learn anything new about her life , about her music ... Each to their own but in my view a complete waste of time ...ahh well . Still got all the old albums and that's enough I suppose ...
