Faro Annie

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.

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)

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

1. Faro Annie at AllMusic
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.