The Wood and the Wire is album released in 1999 by British folk rock band Fairport Convention.

Gerry Conway returned to Fairport on drums for his first appearance since 1973,[2] but the album most strongly features Chris Leslie, who alone and with Nigel Stonier, composed and took lead parts on most of it.

[2] The result, according to Allmusic, was that "Leslie seems to have been part of this "moveable feast" for much longer than three years.".

[2] Dave Pegg would later comment "Nigel Stonier is a great producer, writer and musician.

"[3] The shop shown on the cover is in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and the boy looking into the window is Chris Leslie's son, Sam.