"Babbacombe" Lee Live Again

Folk · 15 tracks · 44m

"Babbacombe" Lee Live Again

Fairport Convention

A conceptual folk rock opera detailing a Victorian murder trial. Dense storytelling meets electrified traditionalism and somber, narrative-driven fiddle work.

A heavy, narrative-driven gravity that balances Victorian tragedy with the grit of 70s electric folk.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 44m

01

The Verdict

0:39

02

Little Did I Think

2:17

03

I Was Sixteen (Part 1)

1:34

04

John My Son

0:51

05

I Was Sixteen (Part 2)

1:32

06

St Ninian's Isle / Trumpet Hornpipe

1:24

07

Sailor's Alphabet

6:29

08

John Lee

3:12

09

Newspaper Reading

0:44

10

Breakfast In Mayfair

3:36

11

Trial Song

3:53

12

Cell Song

4:14

13

The Time Is Near

2:46

14

Dream Song

5:46

15

Wake Up John (Hanging Song)

5:39

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from the jaunty sea shanty of Sailor's Alphabet into the stark, ominous dread of John Lee.

The frantic, percussive tension during Wake Up John as the gallows mechanism fails for the third time.

The haunting, isolated vocal delivery in Cell Song that captures the claustrophobia of Victorian imprisonment.

Where This Album Departs

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Somber+4.0σ

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