Off the Desk

Off The Desk
Live album by Fairport Convention
Released	2006
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Rock
Length	101:17
Label	Matty Grooves
Fairport Convention chronology
Sense of Occasion (2007) Off The Desk (2006)

Off The Desk is a live album by Fairport Convention. It was recorded on Fairport Convention's Winter Tours during 2004 and 2005 and the double CD features many tracks previously unavailable as live recordings.

Track listing

CD1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Over the Falls"	Chris Leslie	4:21
2.	"Adieu Adieu"	Traditional, arrangement by Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Swarbrick, Bruce Rowland	2:23
3.	"The Happy Man"	trad., arr. Leslie	2:48
4.	"Canny Capers"	Ric Sanders	5:13
5.	"Willow Creek"	Steve Tilston, Chris Parkinson	4:11
6.	"Genesis Hall"	Richard Thompson	4:09
7.	"Over the Next Hill"	Tilston	4:18
8.	"Portmeirion"	Sanders	5:24
9.	"My Love is in America"	Leslie	4:40
10.	"Western Wind"	trad., arr. Nicol, Pegg, Sanders, Leslie, Gerry Conway	4:58
11.	"Rosemary's Sister"	Huw Williams	6:20
Total length:			48:53

CD2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Some Special Place"	Sanders	3:50
2.	"I'm Already There"	Leslie	6:16
3.	"The Fossil Hunter"	Leslie	6:30
4.	"The Journeyman's Grace"	Swarbrick, Thompson	4:34
5.	"Wait for the Tide to Come In"	Ben Bennion	4:41
6.	"The Wassail Song"	trad., arr. Fairport	3:27
7.	"Morris Medley" (Laudnum Bunches/Orange in Blossom/Banks of the Dee)	trad., arr. Leslie	2:31
8.	"Close to You"	Leslie	4:07
9.	"The Hiring Fair"	Ralph McTell	7:30
10.	"Walk Awhile"	Swarbrick, Thompson	4:18
11.	"John Gaudie"	Leslie	4:33
Total length:			52:24

Personnel

• Simon Nicol – vocals, guitar
• Dave Pegg – vocals, bass guitar, mandolin on "Canny Capers"
• Ric Sanders – violin, mandolin on "Morris Medley"
• Chris Leslie – vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, violin, Native American flute
• Gerry Conway – drums, percussion

special guests on "Wait for the Tide to Come In":

• PJ Wright – slide guitar
• Anna Ryder – accordion

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	2008	Matty Grooves	double CD	MG2CD043

External links

• "allmusic ((( Off the Desk > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 August 2010.