Jack the Lad

Artist:  Jack The Lad
Origin:  England
Genre:  British Folk Rock, Folk Rock, Rock

Original line-up:

Billy Mitchell:  Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Rod Clements:  Bass, Violin, Guitar, Vocals
Simon Cowe:  Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals
Ray Laidlaw:  Drums

Jack The Lad were a British Folk Rock Band from North East England, formed in 1973 by three members of the most successful band of the period from the region, Lindisfarne.  The remaining members:  Rod Clements (Bass, Violin, Guitar, Vocals), Simon Cowe (Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals) and Ray Laidlaw (Drums) with former Lindisfarne member Billy Mitchell (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals).  They moved from the Progressive Folk Rock of Lindisfarne into much more traditional territory like Fairport Convention.

Title:  It's Jack The Lad  (2018)
Genre:  British Folk Rock, Folk Rock, Rock
Label:  Talking Elephant
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Boilermaker Blues  (2:46)
 2.  Back On The Road Again  (4:07)
 3.  Plain Dealing  (3:15)
 4.  Fast Lane Driver  (5:51)
 5.  Turning Into Winter  (5:41)
 6.  Why Can't I Be Satisfied  (4:04)
 7.  Song Without A Band  (3:48)
 8.  Rosalee  (2:27)
 9.  Promised Land  (3:52)
10. A Corny Pastiche (Medley)  (4:48)
11. Lying On The Water  (3:40)

Personnel:

Billy Mitchell:  Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Rod Clements:  Bass, Violin, Guitar, Vocals
Simon Cowe:  Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals
Ray Laidlaw:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Maddy Prior:  Vocals on Track 7
Tommy Eyre:  Keyboards on Tracks:  3, 4, 7
Jimmy Wrightson:  Concertina on Tracks:  9, 10

It's Jack The Lad is the debut studio album by Jack The Lad, originally released in 1974 by Charisma, remastered and reissued on February 23, 2018 by Talking Elephant, featuring Maddy Prior.