Fairport Convention - The Wood and the Wire (1999)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Fairport Convention - The Wood and the Wire
"The Wood and the Wire" - 4:08
"The Dancer" (Chris Leslie) - 4:23
"Wandering Man" - 4:51
"The Heart of the Song" (Peter Scrowther) - 3:41
"A Year and a Day" (Ric Sanders) - 4:14
"The Game Pieces" - 4:13
"Close to You" (Chris Leslie) - 4:21
"Still a Mystery" - 2:40
"Banbury Fair" (Chris Leslie) - 4:37
"The Lady Vanishes" - 4:52
"The Good Fortunes"[6] (Traditional; arrangement by Sanders and Leslie) - 3:59
"Western Wind" (Traditional; arrangement by Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie and Gerry Conway) - 5:07
"Don't Leave Too Soon" - 4:26
"Rocky Road" (Steve Tilston)/"The Quaker" (Traditional; arrangement by Nicol, Pegg, Sanders, Leslie and Conway) - 5:01
Fairport Convention Band Members / Musicians
Gerry Conway - drums, percussion
Chris Leslie - bouzouki, mandolin, vocals, didgeridoo
Simon Nicol - guitar, vocal
Dave Pegg - bass, bass guitar, vocals
Ric Sanders - violin
Mark Tucker - production, engineering, mixing
John Dent - mastering
Mick Toole - design, cover photo
Bob Battersby - photography
The Wood and the Wire is the 21st studio album released in 1999 by folk rock band Fairport Convention.
Gerry Conway returned to Fairport on drums for his first appearance since 1973, but the album most strongly features Chris Leslie, who alone and with Nigel Stonier, composed and took lead parts on most of it. The result, according to Allmusic, was that "Leslie seems to have been part of this "moveable feast" for much longer than three years.". Dave Pegg would later comment "Nigel Stonier is a great producer, writer and musician. He has really been very beneficial in helping with Chris Leslie's songwriting. The two of them have written some great songs together which seem to fit the Fairport repertoire really well."
