Sense of Occasion
# Sense of Occasion

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Sense of Occasion is the twenty-fourth studio album by British folk-rock veterans Fairport Convention, released in February 2007.

## Overview

The title comes from the fact that 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of the band (although only one member, Simon Nicol, remains from the original line-up).

## Track listing

* "Keep on Turning the Wheel" (Chris Leslie) – 4:18
* "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" (Andy Partridge) – 4:14
* "The Bowman's Return" (Ric Sanders) – 4:14
* "South Dakota to Manchester" (Leslie) – 4:12
* "Spring Song" (Leslie) – 4:37
* "Polly on the Shore" (Music: Dave Pegg; Lyrics: Dave Swarbrick, Trevor Lucas) – 5:03
* "Just Dandy" (Sanders) – 2:56
* "Tam Lin" (Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick) – 7:30
* "In Our Town" (Leslie) – 3:35
* "Edge of the World" (Leslie) – 4:08
* "Hawkwood's Army" (Pete Scrowther) – 4:24
* "The Vision" (Bob Miller, John Flanagan) – 4:21
* "Your Heart and Mine" (Sanders) – 3:40
* "Untouchable" (Glenn Tilbrook, Christopher Braid) – 4:28
* "Galileo's Apology" (PJ Wright) – 3:04
* "Best Wishes" (Steve Ashley) – 3:41

## Personnel

### Fairport Convention

* Ric Sanders – violin
* Simon Nicol – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, twelve-string guitar
* Gerry Conway – vocals, drums, percussion, harmonium
* Dave Pegg – vocals, bass guitar
* Chris Leslie – vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, violin
