I was lucky enough to see a production at the Hastings International Folk Festival back in 1987. My 5 year old daughter thought it was a "turkey" that rang his bell! Peter Bellamy was there in person, and it was wonderful - just as good as the studio recording. I always found the record - marvellous though it was in most respects - was spoiled by the Watersons' rendition of "Sweet Loving Friendship" which should be a tender love song, but they just charge through it with no soul or feeling at all. It just sounds as though they were using the song for practising their close-harmony work. Anyway, never mind that now - the work is alive and well, thank goodness.
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