Magenta first appeared as a four piece folk act in 1974, playing clubs and concerts in and around Weston-Super-Mare, and specialising in vocal harmony based around three female voices.With the departure of two of the founding members in 1975, Janet and Arthur Brown carried on as a brother and sister team until the summer of 1976 when they were joined by Mervyn Brown who broadened the scope of the band to include some powerful vocals and a touch of humour.
They were finally brought back up to strength with the arrival of multi-instrumentalist Pete Thompson in August 1977, following the demise of the popular traditional duo Broken Spectre.
Recorded in 1978 this is a fine and rare slice of UK folk rock with great interchange male/female vocals over lilting acoustic tracks that use a selection of instruments such as dulcimers, mandolins, guitars, flutes etc (Kissing Speel).
Foxtrot:Track List:
01.Foxtrot (A. Brown)
02.Riding High (A. Brown)
03.Marion (A. Brown)
04.I'll Never Trouble You Again (A. Brown)
05.Thornaby Woods / The Hare in the Corn (Trad. arr. Magenta)
06.Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (E. Y. Harburg & Jay Gorney)
07.Gypsy (A. Brown / P. Thompson)
08.Even the Guiding Light (I. Matthews)
09.Canterbury Moon (A. Brown)
10.Rocks of Bawn (trad. arr. Magenta)
Magenta:
*Janet Brown – vocals, guitar, glockenspiel, whistle, electric piano
*Arthur Brown – vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica
*Mervyn Brown – vocals, guitar, whistle, dulcimer
*Peter Thompson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki
*Jenny White – flute
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