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,… read more
A 'lost' classic album. Written by folk luminaries the late Lal & Mike Waterson and members of the legendary Waterson family, Bright Ph… read more
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 Tra… read more
Lal & Mike Waterson were members of The Watersons, an English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire. In 1972, Lal Waterson and Mike Waterson teamed up to record an album, Bright Phoebus, for the Trailer label. The album is quite unlike anything else they ever did, as it features self-penned songs (of which there are none on any of their other albums) as well as an all-star instrumental backing band, including Richard Thompson and Ashley Hutchings.
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Lal & Mike Waterson were members of The Watersons, an English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire. In 1972, Lal Waterson and Mike Waterson teamed up to record an album, Bright Phoebus, for … read more
Lal & Mike Waterson were members of The Watersons, an English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire. In 1972, Lal Waterson and Mike Waterson teamed up to record an album, Bright Phoebus, for the Trailer label. The album is quite unlike a… read more