Festival Bell
| Festival Bell | ||||
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| Studio album by Fairport Convention | ||||
| Released | January 2011 | |||
| Recorded | The Bowman's Retreat, Oxfordshire; 2010 | |||
| Genre | Folk-rock | |||
| Length | 59:04 | |||
| Label | Matty Grooves | |||
| Producer | John Gale with Fairport Convention | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Record Collector |   |
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| BBC | (favorable) |
| The Guardian | (favorable) |
Festival Bell is the 25th studio album by the electric folk band Fairport Convention, released in January 2011.
The name of the album (as well as the cover and the title track) is a reference to the bell of the same name that currently rings in St Mary's Church in Cropredy, Oxfordshire. The track Ukulele Central features guest appearances from comedian Frank Skinner and singer Joe Brown.
The album was released four years after the band's previous studio work, Sense of Occasion. It consists of 14 tracks, mixing original compositions with four cover versions including a reworking of the title track from the band's 1975 album Rising for the Moon.Record Collector magazine's 4 star review of the album stated: "Festival Bell is a work of maturity and depth, yet delivered with a lightness of touch that will delight fans old and new".
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