THE AMAZING BLONDEL & A FEW FACES Amazing Blondel • Prog Folk released in 1970

AMAZING BLONDEL are an English Prog-Folk band who've released ten albums throughout their long career. Their particular speciality is a reinvention of medieval Renaissance music, featuring pavanes, galliards and madrigals. They've released a whole string of albums during the 1970's, starting with the album reviewed here, "The Amazing Blondel (and a Few Faces)" (1970). They recorded four early 1970's albums on Island Records:- "Evensong" (1970); "Fantasia Lindum" (1971); "England" (1972); and "Blondel" (1973); and three albums on the D.J.M. Records label: "Mulgrave Street" (1974); "Inspiration" (1975); and "Bad Dreams" (1976). The band then took a long sabbatical before making a comeback with "Restoration" (1997) and "The Amazing Elsie Emerald" (2010). Let's have a listen to Amazing Blondel's first album now and find out if the band really ARE as Amazing as their name implies.

Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Saxon Lady (3:09)
2. Bethel Town Mission (3:15)
3. Season of the Year (2:46)
4. Canaan (3:50)
5. Shepherd's Song (6:14)
6. Though You Don't Want My Love (3:58)
7. Love Sonnet (4:08)
8. Spanish Lace (2:45)
9. Minstrel's Song (5:34)
10. Bastard Love (

Line-up / Musicians
- John Gladwin / lead vocals (1-10), 12-string guitar (5,7,8,10), tenor lute (3,9), double bass (2,4,6)
- Terence Wincott / lead (4-6) & harmony (3,7-10) vocals, 6-string guitar (5,7,8), harmonium (4,6), descant recorder & snot flute (1), ocarina & bass (3), alto (5) & tenor (9) recorders, congas (10)

With:
- Gary Taylor / bass
- Clem Cattini / drums
- Chris Karan / congas, tabla, percussion
- Big Jim Sullivan / arrangements