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Gladys' Leap
Gladys' Leap
Studio album by Fairport Convention
Released	August 1985
Recorded	April–May 1985
Studio	Woodworm Studio, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire
Genre	British folk rock
Length	38:01
Label	Woodworm
Producer	Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg
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Gladys' Leap is the fourteenth studio album by Fairport Convention, released in August 1985. It was recorded in April and May 1985 at Woodworm Studios, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire, UK. It was produced and engineered by Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks and Dave Pegg and the assistant engineers were Tim Matyear and Mark Powell. The album features the first contributions to a Fairport album by founding member Richard Thompson since Rosie in 1973. Thompson wrote the opening track "How Many Times" and played lead guitar on "Head in a Sack".

The title comes from Gladys Hillier, who was a postwoman for Cranham, a village near Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. As a short-cut, to save a two-mile walk, she used to jump a three feet (~ 1 metre) wide brook, a tributary of Painswick Stream, on her round.^[1] In 1977 the Ordnance Survey agreed to name the spot in her honour and in 2005, when Hillier was 88, a footbridge was built across the stream (a signpost lists her period of service as 1942-1977).^[2] Fairport heard the story, and named the album in Gladys' honour.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Track listing

Side one (The Folkside)

"How Many Times" (Richard Thompson) - 3:29
"Bird from the Mountain" (Ralph McTell) - 4:51
"Honour and Praise" (John Richards) - 5:21
"The Hiring Fair" (Ralph McTell, Dave Mattacks) - 5:53

Side two (The Backside)

Instrumental Medley '85 - 5:08
1. "The Riverhead" (Dave Pegg)
2. "Gladys' Leap" (Dave Pegg)
3. "The Wise Maid" (Traditional; arrangement by Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg)
"My Feet are Set for Dancing" (Cathy Lesurf, arranged by Bill Martin) - 4:01
"Wat Tyler" (Ralph McTell, Simon Nicol) - 5:36
"Head in a Sack" (Dave Whetstone) - 4:23

2001 CD reissue bonus tracks from the 1982 Cropredy festival

"Angel Delight" (Swarbrick, Pegg, Nicol, Mattacks) – 4:32
"Polly On the Shore" (Lucas, Pegg, Swarbrick) – 5:15
"Lucky Old Sun" (Smith, Gillespie) – 5:36

Personnel

Fairport Convention

Simon Nicol - vocals, electric & acoustic guitars
Dave Pegg - bass guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, double bass, vocals
Dave Mattacks - drums, drum machine, keyboards, percussion

Additional personnel

Ric Sanders - violin ("Bird from the Mountain", "The Hiring Fair", Instrumental Medley)
Richard Thompson - electric guitar ("Head in a Sack")
Cathy Lesurf - vocal ("My Feet Are Set for Dancing")
Harold Wells - spoken intro to "Bird from the Mountain"

References

^ Location: 51°48′26″N 2°09′36″W / 51.80718°N 2.15987°W / 51.80718; -2.15987
^ Hamilton, Alan (11 August 2005). "A bridge too late to spare a country postwoman's muddy boots". The Times. London. Retrieved 17 May 2008.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Allmusic review

External links

Fan site with trivia and reissue details

[1] Location: 51°48′26″N 2°09′36″W / 51.80718°N 2.15987°W / 51.80718; -2.15987

[2] Hamilton, Alan (11 August 2005). "A bridge too late to spare a country postwoman's muddy boots". The Times. London. Retrieved 17 May 2008.^{[dead link‍]}

[3] Allmusic review

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+'''''Gladys' Leap''''' is the fourteenth studio album by [[Fairport Convention]], released in August 1985. It was recorded in April and May 1985 at [[Woodworm Studios]], [[Barford St. Michael]], [[Oxfordshire]], UK. It was produced and engineered by [[Simon Nicol]], [[Dave Mattacks]] and [[Dave Pegg]] and the assistant engineers were Tim Matyear and Mark Powell. The album features the first contributions to a Fairport album by founding member [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]] since ''[[Rosie (Fairport Convention album)|Rosie]]'' in 1973. Thompson wrote the opening track "How Many Times" and played lead guitar on "Head in a Sack".
-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.
+The title comes from Gladys Hillier, who was a [[Mail carrier|postwoman]] for [[Cranham, Gloucestershire|Cranham]], a village near [[Stroud]] in [[Gloucestershire]], England. As a short-cut, to save a two-mile walk, she used to jump a three feet (~ 1 metre) wide brook, a tributary of Painswick Stream, on her round.<ref>Location: {{coord|51.80718|-2.15987|display=inline|region:GB_scale:1000}}</ref> In 1977 the [[Ordnance Survey]] agreed to name the spot in her honour and in 2005, when Hillier was 88, a footbridge was built across the stream (a signpost lists her period of service as 1942-1977).<ref>{{ cite news | 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 | access-date = 2008-05-17 | location=London | work=The Times | first=Alan | last=Hamilton}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>  Fairport heard the story, and named the album in Gladys' honour.
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-#"[[Bird from the Mountain]]" ([[Ralph McTell]]) - 4:51
-#"Honour and Praise" ([[John Richards (songwriter)|John Richards]]) - 5:21
-#[[Mop Fair|The Hiring Fair]] (Ralph McTell, [[Dave Mattacks]])	 - 5:53
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-#Instrumental Medley '85 - 5:08
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-##Gladys' Leap (Dave Pegg)
-##The Wise Maid (Trad. Arr. [[Simon Nicol]]/Dave Pegg)
+==Track listing==
-#My Feet are Set for Dancing ([[Cathy Lesurf]], Arranged by Bill Martin) - 4:01
-#"[[Wat Tyler]]" (Ralph McTell/Simon Nicol) - 5:36
+;Side one (The Folkside)
-#"Head in a Sack" ([[Dave Whetstone]]) - 4:23
+# "How Many Times" ([[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]]) - 3:29
+# "Bird from the Mountain" ([[Ralph McTell]]) - 4:51
+# "Honour and Praise" (John Richards) - 5:21
+# "[[Mop fair|The Hiring Fair]]" (Ralph McTell, [[Dave Mattacks]])	 - 5:53
+;Side two (The Backside)
+# Instrumental Medley '85 - 5:08
+## "The Riverhead" ([[Dave Pegg]])
+## "Gladys' Leap" (Dave Pegg)
+## "The Wise Maid" (Traditional;  arrangement by [[Simon Nicol]] and Dave Pegg)
+# "My Feet are Set for Dancing" ([[Cathy Lesurf]], arranged by Bill Martin) - 4:01
+# "[[Wat Tyler]]" (Ralph McTell, Simon Nicol) - 5:36
+# "Head in a Sack" (Dave Whetstone) - 4:23
+;2001 CD reissue bonus tracks from the 1982 Cropredy festival
+# "Angel Delight" (Swarbrick, Pegg, Nicol, Mattacks) – 4:32
+# "Polly On the Shore" (Lucas, Pegg, Swarbrick) – 5:15
+# "Lucky Old Sun" (Smith, Gillespie) – 5:36
 ==Personnel==
+;Fairport Convention
-*[[Simon Nicol]] - Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars
+*[[Simon Nicol]] - vocals, electric & acoustic guitars
-*[[Dave Pegg]] - Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Double Bass, Vocals
-*[[Dave Mattacks]] - Drums, Drum Machine, Keyboards, Percussion
+*[[Dave Pegg]] - bass guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, double bass, vocals
+*[[Dave Mattacks]] - drums, drum machine, keyboards, percussion
-with
-*[[Ric Sanders]] - Violin (Tracks 2, 4, 5)
+;Additional personnel
-*[[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]] - Electric Guitar (Track 8)
+*[[Ric Sanders]] - violin ("Bird from the Mountain", "The Hiring Fair", Instrumental Medley)
-*[[Cathy LeSurf]] - Vocal (Track 6)
+*[[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]] - electric guitar ("Head in a Sack")
-*Harold Wells - Spoken Intro to Track 2
+*[[Cathy Lesurf]] - vocal ("My Feet Are Set for Dancing")
+*Harold Wells - spoken intro to "Bird from the Mountain"
 ==References==
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+{{Authority control}}
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+[[Category:Albums produced by Simon Nicol]]
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Simon Nicol Dave Pegg Ric Sanders Chris Leslie Dave Mattacks Richard Thompson Ashley Hutchings Martin Lamble Judy Dyble Iain Matthews Sandy Denny Dave Swarbrick Trevor Lucas Jerry Donahue Bruce Rowland Dan Ar Braz Maartin Allcock Gerry Conway Discography
Studio albums	Fairport Convention (1968) What We Did on Our Holidays (1969) Unhalfbricking (1969) Liege & Lief (1969) Full House (1970) Angel Delight (1971) "Babbacombe" Lee (1971) Rosie (1973) Nine (1973) Rising for the Moon (1975) Gottle O'Geer (1976) The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977) Tipplers Tales (1978) Gladys' Leap (1985) Expletive Delighted! (1986) In Real Time: Live '87 (1987) Red & Gold (1988) The Five Seasons (1990) Jewel in the Crown (1995) Old New Borrowed Blue (1996) Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997) The Wood and the Wire (1999) XXXV (2001) Over the Next Hill (2004) Sense of Occasion (2007) Festival Bell (2011) By Popular Request (2012) Myths and Heroes (2015) 50:50@50 (2017) Shuffle and Go (2020)
Singles	"If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968) "Meet on the Ledge" (1968) "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969) "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969) "Now Be Thankful" (1970)
Live albums	Fairport Live Convention (1974) Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977) Farewell, Farewell (1979) Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982) House Full (1986) Heyday (1987) From Past Archives (1994) Live at the BBC (2007) Off the Desk (2008)
Compilations	The History of Fairport Convention (1972) Fairport Chronicles (1976)
Box sets	The Cropredy Box (1998)
Related articles	Fairport's Cropredy Convention appearances Woodworm Records Matty Grooves Records