ONE LP PORTRAITS: MUSICIANS: C - F: Fairport Convention: Chris Leslie: Musician

“This album came out of the blue when I was sixteen and in my first band…  It was a eureka moment for me. Planxty had this bouzouki / mandolin combined texture that was a revelation, and unique and original to them. Coupled with the sound of uilleann pipes that had such blues bends in the notes, and pads of chords, and earthy drones, and melody lines - a sound I hadn’t heard before. All this instrumental magic interweaving through great story songs - I just loved it! The cover artwork  was inspired by the great “Book Of Kells”. For me it matched the mood of the album perfectly, though it took me a while to notice it was in fact a number 2 ( it was their second album ). The countless hours I listened to this album was a joy and today in my playing I hear sounds and inspirations that have surfaced from hearing this album back then. I still listen to it all these years later….. on my iPod. I guess I’d call it a life long friend...”Chris Leslie: Camp and Furnace, Liverpool, 27th February 2016Planxty: The Well Below The Valley released 1973Chris LeslieFairport Convention
Chris Leslie: Musician, Planxty: The Well Below The Valley

 

“This album came out of the blue when I was sixteen and in my first band…  It was a eureka moment for me. Planxty had this bouzouki / mandolin combined texture that was a revelation, and unique and original to them. Coupled with the sound of uilleann pipes that had such blues bends in the notes, and pads of chords, and earthy drones, and melody lines - a sound I hadn’t heard before. All this instrumental magic interweaving through great story songs - I just loved it!  

The cover artwork  was inspired by the great “Book Of Kells”.  

For me it matched the mood of the album perfectly, though it took me a while to notice it was in fact a number 2 ( it was their second album ). The countless hours I listened to this album was a joy and today in my playing I hear sounds and inspirations that have surfaced from hearing this album back then. I still listen to it all these years later….. on my iPod. I guess I’d call it a life long friend...” 

Chris Leslie: Camp and Furnace, Liverpool, 27th February 2016 

Planxty: The Well Below The Valley released 1973 

Chris Leslie 

Fairport Convention