A 'lost' classic album. Written by folk luminaries the late Lal & Mike Waterson and members of the legendary Waterson family, Bright Phoebus was released in 1972 on the Trailer label. It also featured contributions by Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson and Maddy Prior, as well as a host of other friends and relations.
When Bright Phoebus was released in 1972 it attracted little interest and largely shunned by critics at the time. It is now considered one of the definitive recordings of the genre....
A 'lost' classic album. Written by folk luminaries the late Lal & Mike Waterson and members of the legendary Waterson family, Bright Phoebus was released in 1972 on the Trailer label. It also featured contributions by Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson and Maddy Prior, as well as a host of other friends and relations.
When Bright Phoebus was released in 1972 it attracted little interest and largely shunned by critics at the time. It is now considered one of the definitive recordings of the genre. Mixing dark poetic ballads of life, death, love and longing with, at times, Sgt Pepper pop-like sensibility. This magical collection of very English song writing is the only album of Lal and Mike's to feature original rather than traditional songs. Bright Phoebus mixes poetic ballads of life, death, love and longing with a surreal world view and humour, with a Sgt Pepper and Bonzo Dog pop-sensibility. It has long been acknowledged as one of the finest achievements of the British folk revival, despite the fact that it has been out of print for many years. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
