Mr Fox were an early 1970s British folk rock band. They were seen as in the 'second generation' of British folk rock performers and for a time were compared with Steeleye Span and Sandy Denny's Fotheringay. Unlike Steeleye Span they mainly wrote their own material in a traditional style and developed a distinct 'northern' variant of the genre. They demonstrate the impact and diversity of the British folk rock movement and the members went on to pursue significant careers within the folk rock and traditional music genres after they disbanded in 1972 having recorded two highly regarded albums.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played material from the band between 1970 and 1971, when the group were releasing a single and a couple of albums. On his 05 September 1971 show, Peel mentioned their self titled album was one of his favourite LP's of last year.
After 1971, the band split, and members Bob Pegg and Nick Strutt later released some joint albums together, including a session for Peel's show in 1973.
Peel revisited the band's material in 1997 when he played their track, 'The Gay Goshawk', after playing a session by Secret Goldfish called 'Hey Mr Fox'.
Sessions[]
- Mr. Fox
1. Recorded: 1970-11-24. First Broadcast: 05 December 1970. Repeated: 27 February 1971
- Mr Trill's Song / The Gay Goshawk / Susan's Song / Ballad Of Noddy Dick / Mr. Fox (played on 27/2/71)
2. Recorded: 1971-09-13. First Broadcast: 25 September 1971
- Silly Billy / HP Source / Gypsy
- Bob Pegg & Nick Strutt
1. Recorded: 1973-07-03. First Broadcast: 10 July 1973. Repeated: 30 October 1973
- Kirbstall Forge / Baroque's Cliff / The Wild Man Of The Hill / Headrow Song
Live[]
Recorded live on 1971-07-15 at BBC Paris Theatre. First Broadcast: 05 September 1971
- Down The Road
- The Gay Goshawk
- Mr. Fox
- The Gipsy
- King Dog
- Bye Bye Johnny
Other Shows Played[]
- 17 October 1970: Little Woman (7") Big T BIG 135 (played for the Pig, who’s in the studio,“sitting at the back either knitting or reading H.P. Lovecraft stories”. Cover of a Dave Mason song)
- 31 October 1970: The Gay Goshawk (album - Mr Fox) Transatlantic
- 01 July 1997: The Gay Goshawk (LP - Mr. Fox) Transatlantic
- Bob Pegg & Nick Strutt
- 05 June 1973: 'Gypsy Stomp' (LP: Bob Pegg & Nick Strutt) Transatlantic