Jack the Lad
Jack the Lad was a folk rock band from North East England, which was founded in 1973 by three members of the group Lindisfarne, as they had just dissolved. They were occasionally compared with the band Fairport Convention.
History
Rod Clements (bass, violin, guitar, vocals ), Simon Cowe (guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals), and Ray Laidlaw (drums ) formed with Billy Mitchell (guitar, banjo, vocals), who was also formerly been at Lindisfarne, a new group. First, they wanted to " Corvettes " call, then decided, however, for " Jack the Lad " which can be roughly translated as " big mouth ".
Their music was traditionally oriented than the progressive playing style of Lindisfarne. Clements wrote most of the songs in the beginning of the group. Despite good reviews, her first album, It's Jack the Lad in 1974 could not place in the charts, nor the two singles from it.
Clements left the band in late 1974, and it came Ian, Walter ' Fairbairn (guitar, mandolin, violin, banjo, vocals) and Phil Murray ( bass, vocals ), both previously in the group " Hedgehog Pie". Their second album, The Old Straight Track ( 1974) contained mainly traditional pieces and was awarded the Melody Maker as "Folk Album of the Year ".
As well as the third album Rough Diamonds in 1975 did not come in the charts, they had her record label Charisma Records exit and switched to United Artists Records. But the more pop - oriented album Jackpot 1976 brought not the longed-for success. Clements, Cowe and Laidlaw entered with their former colleagues on Lindisfarne at Christmas concerts, which were so successful that the original group teamed again in 1977 and until 2003 was active. As of 1993, Jack the Lad stood beside Lindisfarne again.