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She Moves Through the Fair

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Introduction:
"Sandy Denny. Just hearing her name can bring to mind that clear, true voice, soaring. This quiz will focus mostly on the Fairport Convention years."


1. Which Sandy Denny song are these lyrics from?

"Her days of precious freedom, forfeited long before
To live such fruitless years behind a guarded door
But those days will last no more
Tomorrow, at this hour, she will be far away"
    Farewell Farewell
    Fotheringay
    The North Star Grassman and the Ravens
    The Optimist


2. Fairport Convention were best known for their new arrangements of traditional ballads. In "Liege and Lief" we hear the tale of Matty Groves, who comes to grief after taking his lord's wife up on her offer, after church. When the lord finds them asleep in each other's arms, he has a offer for Matty:

"'Well, get up, get up,' Lord Donald cried, 'get up as quick as you can
It'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man'
'Oh, I can't get up, I won't get up, I can't get up for my life
For you have ___________________ and I've not a pocket knife' "

What did Lord Donald have, against the unarmed Matty?
    two long beaten swords
    your men and your armour
    a sword and a heavy arm
    a tommy gun


3. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" is probably Sandy Denny's most well known song. Prior to its release in Fairport Convention's "Unhalfbricking", (1969) she recorded it with another folk/rock group she was briefly involved in. Who were they?
    The Byrds
    The Strawbs
    The Lovin' Spoonful
    The Mamas and the Papas


4. Sandy Denny was a guest vocalist on one of the early '70s' most influential albums - which one?
    "Dark Side of the Moon" Pink Floyd
    "Led Zepplin IV" Led Zepplin
    "Abbey Road" The Beatles
    "Exile on Main Street" The Rolling Stones


5. Fairport's version of the old Border ballad "Tam Lin" was another high point on the "Liege and Lief" album.

"Janet tied her kirtle ______ a bit above her knee
And she's gone to Carterhaugh as fast as go can she..."

What colour was Janet's kirtle?
    blue
    green
    red
    white


6. In 1972, a group of British folk rockers, including past and present members of Fairport Convention, Linda Peters, Trevor Lucas, Sandy Denny, and others, released a collection of rock & roll standards called "Rock On". What name did the group go by?
    All of Us
    The Bunch
    Group of Friends
    Honey and the Bees


7. The British cover of one of Fairport Convention's albums shows Sandy Denny's parents, outside their home in Wimbeldon. Which one?
    Unhalfbricking
    Liege and Lief
    What We Did on our Holidays
    Rising for the Moon


8. "A spy in his own camp
And his money was his health
All thrown to the dust by his very own hand
Yet his beauty lingered still
Beyond the draining of the sand
But greener was the other side of the hill
Richer was the other man's land
But we loved him, loved him just like brothers would
We loved him, loved him like no others could"

Which song are these lyrics from?
    Crazy Lady Blues
    The North Star Grassman and the Ravens
    Late November
    Stranger to Himself


9. One of my favourite songs sung by Sandy Denny, but not written by her. Can you tell me who wrote these lyrics?

"I can't help it, if you might think I'm odd
If I say I'm loving you, not for what you are, but for what you're not
Everybody will help you
Discover what you set out to find
But if I can save you any time
Come on, give it to me
I'll keep it with mine"
    Bob Dylan
    John Lennon
    Judy Collins
    Paul Simon


10. Fill in the missing words to this song - they are also the song's title:

"I travel over the sea and ride the rolling sky
For that's the way it is, that is my fortune
There are many ears to please, many people's love to try
And every day's begun ___________________"
    it'll take long time
    rising for the moon
    for nobody to hear
    here in silence


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