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Gladys' Leap , Fairport Convention

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GLADYS' LEAP ALBUM INFO

Gladys' Leap album cover Artist: Fairport Convention
Album: Gladys' Leap
Release Date: 1 Jan 1986


''Gladys' Leap'' is a folk rock album by Fairport Convention originally released in August 1985 (Woodworm Records WR007). It was recorded April-May 1985 at Woodworm Studio, Barford St Michael, Oxfordshire, UK. It was produced & engineered by Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks and Dave Pegg and the assistant engineers were Tim Matyear & Mark Powell.

The title comes from Gladys Hillier, who was a Mail carrier|postwoman for Cranham, a village near Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. As a short-cut, to save a two mile walk, she used to jump the three feet across a stream on her round. In 1977 the Ordnance Survey agreed to name the spot in her honour, and in 2005 a footbridge was built across the stream.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article553971.ece | title = A bridge too late to spare a country postwoman's muddy boots | date = August 11 2005 | accessdate = 2008-05-17</ref>
Fairport heard the story, and named the album in Gladys' honour.

Track listing
Side 1
#"How Many Times" (Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson)
#"Bird from the Mountain" (Ralph McTell)
#"Honour and Praise" (John Richards (songwriter)|John Richards)
#The Hiring Fair (Ralph McTell, Dave Mattacks)
Side 2
#Instrumental Medley '85
##The Riverhead (Dave Pegg)
##Gladys' Leap (Dave Pe

Track list:

  1. How Many Times
  2. Bird From The Mountain
  3. Honour and Praise
  4. The Hiring Fair
  5. Instrumental Medley '85 (The Riverhead / Glady's Leap / The Wise Maid)
  6. My Feet Are Set For Dancing
  7. Wat Tyler
  8. Head In A Sack

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