Faro Annie

Faro Annie
Studio album by John Renbourn
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Folk, folk rock
Length	41:35
Label	Transatlantic Records (U.K.) Reprise (U.S./Canada)
Producer	Bill Leader
John Renbourn chronology
The Lady and the Unicorn (1970) Faro Annie (1971) So Clear (1973)

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Faro Annie is the 1971 solo album by British folk musician John Renbourn. On this release, Renbourn ventures into folk rock and blues territory. There is also heavy use of the sitar on this album, played by Renbourn himself. He is joined on the album by Pentangle bandmates Danny Thompson and Terry Cox.

Track listing

1. "White House Blues" (Traditional) – 3:38
2. "Buffalo Skinners" (Woody Guthrie, Traditional) – 3:40
3. "Kokomo Blues" (Mississippi Fred McDowell, Kokomo Arnold, Traditional) – 3:56
4. "Little Sadie" (Traditional) – 3:19
5. "Shake Shake Mama" (Traditional) – 3:27
6. "Willy O' Winsbury" (Traditional) – 5:39
7. "The Cuckoo" (Traditional) – 3:59
8. "Come On in My Kitchen" (Robert Johnson)– 3:54
9. "Country Blues" (Dock Boggs, Traditional)– 3:38
10. "Faro Annie" (John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Sue Draheim) – 3:27
11. "Back on the Road Again" (Traditional) – 3:11

Personnel

• John Renbourn - guitar/sitar/harmonica/lead vocals
• Danny Thompson - bass
• Sue Draheim - fiddle/vocals
• Pete Dyer - harmonica
• Terry Cox - drums
• Dorris Henderson - vocals

Production

• Producer: Bill Leader
• Recording Engineer: Nic Kinsey
• Art Direction: John Ashcroft
• Photography: Shepard Sherbell/Janet Kerr
• Liner notes: Colin Harper

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