Agincourt - Barn House Blues (1971)

Agincourt - Barn House Blues 1971 from the LP Fly Away Peter Howell - acoustic & classical guitars, mandolin; piano & organ; recorder; percussion John Ferdinando - vocals & vocalizes; electric, acoustic & bass guitars; auto harp Lee Menelaus - vocals & backing vocals Guest musicians: Brian Hussey - drums Engineered by Brian Croney at "H & F Recordings", UK. In all, there are four albums in the discography of Howell, Ferdinando, & Menelaus. Stylistically and structurally, all these albums are in many ways similar among themselves. Nevertheless, the band's name was changed thrice during its existence. Here is the complete discography of Howell, Ferdinando, & Menelaus: 1969 - "Alice Through the Looking Glass", 1970 - "Tomorrow Comes Sunday" (both as SNP), 1971 - "Fly Away", & 1973 - "A Game For All Who Know" (as Ithaca). The Album. With regard to the level of progressiveness, "Fly Away" is close to that of the only album by July. However, the music of Agincourt is for the most part acoustic. There are not that many of the organ and electric guitar solos on this album. As for the parts of drums, they are present only on a few tracks. An acoustic guitar, mandolin, piano, recorder, flute, and percussion are the basic instruments here. In that way, varied interplay between these instruments play a prominent role in the arrangements that are featured on most of the compositions of "Fly Away"."Fly Away" is a very pleasant album. If you like Renaissance Mark-I and Illusion, both of ...
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