▁days ▁in ▁Ch ud le igh ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁Dev on , ▁with ▁producer ▁Ger ald ▁O ' F ar rell , ▁and ▁features ▁only ▁" stra ight ▁performances ", ▁with ▁its ▁songs ▁being ▁un touch ed ▁by ▁post - production ▁or ▁techniques ▁such ▁as ▁over d ub bing ▁or ▁double ▁tracking , ▁present ing ▁a ▁" live " ▁sound . ▁The ▁album ▁followed ▁their ▁limited ▁edition ▁release ▁Fol k ▁Music ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁which ▁featured ▁the ▁band ' s ▁versions ▁of ▁traditional ▁folk ▁songs , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁du o ' s ▁first ▁array ▁into ▁creating ▁an ▁album ▁of ▁music ▁without ▁Knight ley ▁compos itions . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁a ▁positive ▁critical ▁reception , ▁with ▁Dave ▁T ux ford ▁of ▁Living ▁Trad ition ▁was ▁" super b ly ▁produced " ▁and ▁that ▁" it ' s ▁unlikely ▁that ▁you ' ll ▁be ▁less ▁than ▁im pressed ." ▁The ▁album ' s ▁cover ▁version ▁of ▁Billy ▁Jo el ' s ▁" The ▁Dow ne aster ▁' Alex a '" ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁compilation ▁album ▁Ro ots : ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁Show ▁of ▁H ands ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁A ▁follow - up ▁album ▁of ▁cover ▁versions , ▁Co vers ▁ 2 , ▁was ▁recorded ▁with ▁Mir anda ▁Sy kes ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Show ▁of ▁H ands ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall , ▁London ,