by Oisín
Farmers Union - "Reunion" (NL, 1978)
On the backcover of this album is a short story in Dutch about this group. Here's a loose translation into English:
"Farmers Union: a flower in her bud broken?
Set up as an occasional formation Farmers Union played for a half year professional, with a repertoire that consisted of traditional English folk, completed with own material. This was exported mainly electric and in its time (1972) the group was pretty unique.
A number of disastrous events followed each other; a chain collision in the Velsertunnel damaged the bus so that after a gig in Delft it totally broke down. Piet Kok got jaundice and could not perform for 6 months. This meant the end of the group.
Farmers Union had been stopped then well, but all members appeared to find their way in the music world very well; Liedwien Schaper started as a singer in Manacle Trust, Piet Kok a successful solo career as Pete Cox, Nanne Kalma with Irolt the foundations for a Frisian folk-movement, for the first time Frisian sung folk on vinyl!, Sido Martens ultimately proofed himself in the Dutch band Fungus and built after that a reputation as a solo artist.
At the instigation of the ex manager Sjoerd Couperus they started with rehearsals for a Farmers Union reunion that would take place in it with closing threatened youth centre 'Hippo', on the Queen's Birthday 1978. A whole day music of Irolt, Manacle Trust, Pete Cox and Sido Martens, with as a closing act of an unique reunited Farmers Union. And what a reunification! With a lot of enthusiasm, the old familiar numbers were never played as sparkling as before. The enthusiastic reactions of the public made them decide to make this LP, the circle is around, the bud has emerged to a flower."
Farmers Union focusses on English folk rock, here you can listen to an excerpt of 'Merlin's Melody'
Tracks:
01. Merlin's melody. 3:32
02. Once I had a sweetheart. 3:15
03. Johnson boys. 1:45
04. Lovesong. 2:36
05. Phantasmagoria in two. 3:27
06. Jesse James. 2:37
07. I listen to the morning. 2:25
08. Hero of fairytaleland. 3:33
09. Ragtime millionaire. 2:07
10. Children of darkness. 3:20
11. Omie wise. 6:29
Line up:
Liedwien Schaper - vocals
Piet Kok - vocals, acc. guitars, mouthorgan, bass
Nanne Kalma - vocals, el. & acc. bass
Sido Martens - vocals, el. & acc. guitars, mandoline, tambourine
69 mb @ 320 CBR
DL
Enjoy, Oisín
On the backcover of this album is a short story in Dutch about this group. Here's a loose translation into English:
"Farmers Union: a flower in her bud broken?
Set up as an occasional formation Farmers Union played for a half year professional, with a repertoire that consisted of traditional English folk, completed with own material. This was exported mainly electric and in its time (1972) the group was pretty unique.
A number of disastrous events followed each other; a chain collision in the Velsertunnel damaged the bus so that after a gig in Delft it totally broke down. Piet Kok got jaundice and could not perform for 6 months. This meant the end of the group.
Farmers Union had been stopped then well, but all members appeared to find their way in the music world very well; Liedwien Schaper started as a singer in Manacle Trust, Piet Kok a successful solo career as Pete Cox, Nanne Kalma with Irolt the foundations for a Frisian folk-movement, for the first time Frisian sung folk on vinyl!, Sido Martens ultimately proofed himself in the Dutch band Fungus and built after that a reputation as a solo artist.
At the instigation of the ex manager Sjoerd Couperus they started with rehearsals for a Farmers Union reunion that would take place in it with closing threatened youth centre 'Hippo', on the Queen's Birthday 1978. A whole day music of Irolt, Manacle Trust, Pete Cox and Sido Martens, with as a closing act of an unique reunited Farmers Union. And what a reunification! With a lot of enthusiasm, the old familiar numbers were never played as sparkling as before. The enthusiastic reactions of the public made them decide to make this LP, the circle is around, the bud has emerged to a flower."
Farmers Union focusses on English folk rock, here you can listen to an excerpt of 'Merlin's Melody'
Tracks:
01. Merlin's melody. 3:32
02. Once I had a sweetheart. 3:15
03. Johnson boys. 1:45
04. Lovesong. 2:36
05. Phantasmagoria in two. 3:27
06. Jesse James. 2:37
07. I listen to the morning. 2:25
08. Hero of fairytaleland. 3:33
09. Ragtime millionaire. 2:07
10. Children of darkness. 3:20
11. Omie wise. 6:29
Line up:
Liedwien Schaper - vocals
Piet Kok - vocals, acc. guitars, mouthorgan, bass
Nanne Kalma - vocals, el. & acc. bass
Sido Martens - vocals, el. & acc. guitars, mandoline, tambourine
69 mb @ 320 CBR
DL
Enjoy, Oisín
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