Jons Folk on a stick #1 - Sandy Denny

Sandy Denny is not a name that many people of my age (31) would recognise, but if you have a decent music collection, chances are you have heard her sing. She has the accolade of being the only guest vocalist credited to have sung on a Led Zeppelin album. Led Zeppelins Fourth Album/ZOSO/Four Symbols/IV.... and a track called 'The Battle of Evermore'.

(FOLK FACT: Zep famously assigned themselves each a symbol for Led Zeppelin IV, Sandy was also given her very own symbol all to herself)

She was often associated with an english band called Fairport Convention. During her time with them, and as a solo artist, she really drove English Folk rock and is seen as one of the leading lights in pushing traditional/folk music into more the commerical music scene (certainly in England at least).

I will be honest and say that I only have a best of/compilation album, as her work is strewn across her albums by 'the Strwabs', 'Fairport Convention' and on her own. However, I have been really impressed with what I've heard. Some of it is a bit too folky for my tastes, conjuring up scenes of Morris dancers, real cider and chewing hay, but some of it is just beautiful. She certainly had an amazing voice.

Sadly she died whilst quite young after a brain haemorage, she was same as age as me :(.

Anyway, this is her most famous song 'Who knows where the time goes', recorded orginally back in 1967, this version comes from the 1969 Fairport Convention album 'Unhalfbricking' available here



Makes me think of a Female Nick Drake :-)

Will remove the track in 30days