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I just spent a couple of hours diving into granular synthesis with my Waldorf Iridium and my mind is a bit of a mush. So when I decided to stir it up, and put on the sounds of Fairport Convention it actually felt light, and airy, and fresh. No one seems to be stressing over the endless tail of reverb or the tense mud in the mid-frequencies of the resonating saw-waves on this album - they're just singing, and strumming, and fiddling away. And although "Liege & Lief" is a pure British folk album, there are a few stompers on here, like the 8-minute borderline psychedelic "Matty Groves" tune, which I would have absolutely enjoyed hearing in some East Anglia pub. Speaking of pubs, we're in lockdown again, and the only thing I can think of is a pint of ale with which this album would absolutely go down well. I'm also [strangely] enjoying Sandy Denny's voice on here. Too bad she quit the band even before the album release, just when I started getting a little bit into it [I think].