Sense of Occasion

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Sense of Occasion is a studio album by British folk-rock veterans Fairport Convention, released in February 2007.

Overview

The title comes from the fact that 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of the band (although only one member, Simon Nicol, remains from the original line-up).

Track listing

1. "Keep on Turning the Wheel" (Chris Leslie) – 4:18
   
2. "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" (Andy Partridge) – 4:14
   
3. "The Bowman's Return" (Ric Sanders) – 4:14
   
4. "South Dakota to Manchester" (Leslie) – 4:12
   
5. "Spring Song" (Leslie) – 4:37
   
6. "Polly on the Shore" (Music: Dave Pegg; Lyrics: Dave Swarbrick, Trevor Lucas) – 5:03
   
7. "Just Dandy" (Sanders) – 2:56
   
8. "Tam Lin" (Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick) – 7:30
   
9. "In Our Town" (Leslie) – 3:35
   
10. "Edge of the World" (Leslie) – 4:08
    
11. "Hawkwood's Army" (Pete Scrowther) – 4:24
    
12. "The Vision" (Bob Miller, John Flanagan) – 4:21
    
13. "Your Heart and Mine" (Sanders) – 3:40
    
14. "Untouchable" (Glenn Tilbrook, Christopher Braid) – 4:28
    
15. "Galileo's Apology" (PJ Wright) – 3:04
    
16. "Best Wishes" (Steve Ashley) – 3:41
    

Personnel

• Ric Sanders – violin
• Simon Nicol – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, twelve-string guitar
• Gerry Conway – vocals, drums, percussion, harmonium
• Dave Pegg – vocals, bass guitar
• Chris Leslie – vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, violin