After dazzling audiences with their sold-out shows of Carole King’s Tapestry and a raucous tribute to Neil Young’s After the Gold Rush last June, Visions of Albion return to the Music Room for a third time - this time celebrating another album whose influence is heard and felt far and wide.
Visions of Albion are harking back to their roots with a tribute to an album as iconic as it was groundbreaking: Fairport Convention’s 1969 magnum opus Liege & Lief. Widely regarded as the record that introduced the world to Britain’s emerging electric-folk movement, Liege & Lief endures as a milestone that challenged and changed the very boundaries of what was possible in popular music.
Alongside the pioneering guitar work of Richard Thompson and the band’s inventive reworkings of traditional British folk songs, Liege & Lief is also remembered for the spellbinding voice of Sandy Denny, whose timeless performances helped define the sound of an entire era.
Visions of Albion will be joined by a full live band, bringing to life the passion, power, and poetry of this landmark album – an enduring celebration of tradition, reinvention and the spirit of folk music itself.Support is from Andy Connally, a singer songwriter and multi instrumentist who crafts his own vulnerabilities and life experiences into song and music. Raised in a musical family from Ireland, Andy came through Liverpool Comhaltas competing in Fleadh Cheoils over the years before venturing into song and music writing. Having performed and toured with many bands, Andy's repertoire of writing and performance holds influence from traditional, modern, and contemporary folk. Andy lays bare his soul in words and music in a way that will connect and resonate. Insights and details behind lyrics and why they were written give you a sense of inclusion with each song. "Great storyteller... evocative and wistful" (festivals uk online magazine review) Vocals, flute, whistles, bouzouki, guitar, and piano.