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

Sense of Occasion
Studio album by Fairport Convention
Released	12 February 2007
Recorded	November 2006
Studio	Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire
Genre	Folk rock
Length	1:07:39
Label	Matty Grooves
Producer	Mark Tucker with Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention chronology
Over the Next Hill (2004) Sense of Occasion (2007) Festival Bell (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

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

1. "Keep on Turning the Wheel" (Chris Leslie) – 4:18
2. "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" (Andy Partridge) – 4:14
3. "The Bowman's Return" (Ric Sanders) – 4:14
4. "South Dakota to Manchester" (Leslie) – 4:12
5. "Spring Song" (Leslie) – 4:37
6. "Polly on the Shore" (Music: Dave Pegg; Lyrics: Dave Swarbrick, Trevor Lucas) – 5:03
7. "Just Dandy" (Sanders) – 2:56
8. "Tam Lin" (Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick) – 7:30
9. "In Our Town" (Leslie) – 3:35
10. "Edge of the World" (Leslie) – 4:08
11. "Hawkwood's Army" (Pete Scrowther) – 4:24
12. "The Vision" (Bob Miller, John Flanagan) – 4:21
13. "Your Heart and Mine" (Sanders) – 3:40
14. "Untouchable" (Glenn Tilbrook, Christopher Braid) – 4:28
15. "Galileo's Apology" (PJ Wright) – 3:04
16. "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

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