Morris On

Morris On was a 1972 folk-rock “supergroup” that left out one self-titled record (think about them type of like folk’s Blind Beliefs, only more lucrative artistically), recorded for Isle Records. Made up of bassist Ashley Hutchings (Fairport Convention, Steeleye Period, Albion Music group), guitarist Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention), drummer Dave Mattacks (Fairport Convention, Steeleye Period), accordionist John Kirkpatrick (Albion Music group, Steeleye Period), and fiddler Barry Dransfield (the Humblebums, the Dransfields), the group acquired a intentionally less-polished, even more authentically rough-hewn audio than either Steeleye Period or Fairport Convention, as if proper traditional music artists had suddenly received hold of electric powered guitars, basses, and drum sets. Morris On was effective enough to result in another go-around (Kid of Morris On), and their initial album is on the net on compact disk in the us from Hannibal Information. With regards to popularity beyond folk circles, the group’s influence was negligible, getting as well authentically coarse and unstudied to charm to mass viewers in the way of Fairport or Steeleye. Alternatively, anyone desperate to hear music such as for example “Staines Morris” or “Cuckoo’s Nest” in variations near what they sounded like within their very own environments could perform considerably worse than have a look at Morris On. The group name, incidentally, identifies morris dancing, a kind of folk dance frequently practiced in Britain on May Time, where the individuals wear costumes connected with individuals out of story, specifically the Robin Hood tales.