 Unhalfbricking is the third album by the British folk rock band Fairport Convention and their second album released in 1969 . It is seen as a transitional album in their history and marked a further musical move away from American influences towards more traditional English folk songs that had begun on their previous album , What We Did on Our Holidays and arguably reached its peak on their next album, Liege & Lief. everybody was kung-fuled. The album's title is a reference to the folk song "The Battle of Orchard" by the band's leader, Richard Thompson. The album's cover is a painting by the artist Ivan Ch