Lazy Farmer's sole album is solid and full-bodied (if conventional and unremarkable) British folk, with a repertoire heavily grounded in traditional tunes. Indeed, eight of the 12 tracks on Lazy Farmer are traditional in origin, while another, "The Cuckoo," is not exactly uncommon to the English-speaking folk world. With a quintet featuring four vocalists, two five-string banjo players, and two multi-instrumentalists in John Bidwell (flute, flageolet, guitar) and Jake Walton (dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, guitar), the band has a richer, deeper sound than many British groups with a similar style. Collectors might be most attracted to this by the presence of noted U.K. folk figure Wizz Jones, though he wrote just one of the cuts, the wistful "When I Leave Berlin," which is one of the set's highlights. The cover of Ralph McTell's "Standing Down in New York Town" makes one wish they'd put more contemporary songs onto the album; the only other non-trad item is Derroll Adams' "Love Song," an especially melancholy rumination that benefits from some very nice vocal harmonies and trade-offs. Line-up / Musicians Wizz Jones/guitar,vocals,banjo Don Coging/banjo John Bidwell/flute,flageolet,guitar,vocal Jake Walton/dulcimer,guitar,vocal Discography Lazy Farmer 1975
1.Lazy Farmer 2.Standing Down in New York Town 3.Railroad Boy 4.Soldier's Joy/Arkansas Traveller 5.Turtle Dove 6.John Lover's Gone 7.Johnson Boys 8.Love Song 9.The Cuckoo 10.Sally in the Garden/Liberty 11.Gipsy Davey 12.When I leave Berlin
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