Flamingo
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Anybody with an interest in good music, there is a Fairport Convention night on BBC 4 TV tonight, including a documentary about the God of guitar players, Richard Thompson
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Sandy Denny - the voice of an angel.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Their version of "Matty Groves" is over eight minutes in length and the best rendition of this folk ballad that I have heard.
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Which version? They have recorded at least four I can think of (including the one from 1998 live where the singer (Vicky Clayton) missed out a verse, so Matty lived!)
You are right though, that is an all-time classic.
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The 1969 version on the Liege & Lief with Sandy Denny giving an excellent rendition.
I first heard this song on the Joan Baez 1962 album...Joan Baez in concert.
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