MERRUWYN Live at the Grosvenor Female Vocal FOLK LP 1974 UK FANFARE

	£		77
	$		102

Description

MERRUWYN   Live at the Grosvenor  Mega Rare Private FOLK LP Female Vox 1974 UK

on FANFARE FR 2066

Heres another very elusive UK folk  Album   -  MERRUWYN -

LIVE AT THE GROSVENOR  ( Grosvenor House, Sheffield) 

Merruwyn were Ann Galvin and Teresa O Brien - from Kent - They both play guitar,

Ann also plays banjo and Teresa , Woodwind Instruments - This is their first album

although they did contribute 3 tracks to the tiny Kent  based  ERON label’s Travelling Folk compilation 

The Sleeve notes describe their voices as Bell and Bird - Which is a very apt description-  

There is a clip on Youtube  youtube.com/watch?v=k8QM5EJGJ4Y   of one of their self penned tracks from this album .

They remind me of Vashti Bunyan or Mary Hopkin Vocally - And I personally believe this is a remarkably fine album  for such a small pressing - 

The  Grosvenor Hotel in Sheffield has now been pulled down- and I suspect unless you actually saw Merruwyn Live

or were lucky enough to know them personally - The chances of finding this album are very slim 

CONDITION - Cover is EXCELLENT  with light signs of wear - There are a few light creases and a small mark towards the lower left corner on rear sleeve 

This has a  laminated  front sleeve and considering its age its in great shape !

 VINYL is VERY GOOD - Visually the disc is close to Excellent with just a few mild surface marks -   audibly there are very light clicks and a few crackles between tracks.

  there was one tiny skip for 1 revolution on side on track 2 -and close to the start of side two track 1, 

 Although when I tried it on another deck with heavier tracking it played through fine.

For a Small label  press it is very well recorded with a lovely bright live  sound  

I find  many parts of this recording quite magical with some of the lovliest folk vocals I have heard - 

The three original tracks are superb  (The Self Penned tracks on the Eron Compilation are equally fine -

 Ann Galvin was clearly a very gifted songwriter)- 

Some of these tracks almost sound like out takes from “The Wicker Man “ 

and it  it does remind me a little of The Focal Point album on Midas (which is again all cover versions)

So there we are - Another  ridiculously rare album that happily has considerable musical merit both in  the choice and performance of the material . 

Tracks are side One

1.Steets of London

2 The Wreckers

3 You’ve got a friend

4 Wizard

5 Fughetta

6 Po Ceri Ceri Anna

 

Side 2

1. Everybody’s talkin’
2. Where the lightning ends
3. Scarborough Fair
4. Yesterday
5. Me and You and a dog named Boo
6. Gotta travel on 

You will be pleased to learn there is no reserve and a lowish starting price 

Many thanks for reading and good luck with your bids !   

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