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

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"White House Blues"	traditional	3:38
2.	"Buffalo Skinners"	traditional Woody Guthrie	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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	traditional, Dock Boggs	3:38
10.	"Faro Annie"	John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Sue Draheim	3:27
11.	"Back on the Road Again"	traditional	3:11
Total length:			41:35

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

References

Faro Annie at AllMusic
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

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[1] Faro Annie at AllMusic

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.