Fairport Convention/ Cropredy 2007
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Topic: Fairport Convention/ Cropredy 2007
Posted By: Jim Garten
Subject: Fairport Convention/ Cropredy 2007
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 04:00
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Tickets for Fairport Convention's annual festival at Cropredy in August are now on sale; this is their 40th anniversary, so demand is expected to be high:
http://www.fairportconvention.com/%20 - Fairport's website For those of you with folk and prog sensibilities, acts confirmed include Wishbone Ash, Viva Santana (evidently the best Santana tribute around) and the full 'Hero & Heroine' lineup of The Strawbs 
It'll be mine & Vicky's 17th consecutive year, so we'll see you all at the bar! ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 04:46
| Whose in the current Fairport line up Jim? |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 07:14
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Simon Nicol - guitar, vocals
Dave Pegg - bass guitar, mandolin, vocals Ric Sanders - violin Chris Leslie - guitar, mandolin, violin, vocals Gerry Conway - drums, percussion In addition to their full set on Saturday, they're doing a shorter set on the Friday night, playing the whole of 1969's 'Leige & Leif' album; for this, the lineup will be the same as it was on that album (with one obvious exception...): ??? / vocals Richard Thompson / electric & acoustic guitars Simon Nicol / electric & acoustic guitars Ashley Hutchings / bass guitar Dave Mattacks / drums Dave Swarbrick* / violin, viola *as far as Swarb is concerned, this will be health permitting, although, since his heart/lung transplant, hit playing has regained some (if not all) of its previous fire. -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 09:35
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Wow, that's some line up.
I knew he had severe health issues, but I didn't know of Swarb's transplants. Sounds like he's doing well though.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 09:43
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It used to be tragic until a couple of years ago - They'd wheel him out on stage & he'd sit there, oxygen mask on, playing the occasional slow phrase... Last year though, OK, he wasn't exactly jumping around the stage like Ric Sanders, but he was looking (and playing) a damned sight better.
Speaking personally, though... Come back Maartin Allcock, all is forgiven 
I finally admit it - Chris Leslie's material is just a little dreary, to my taste - sorry. He'd be a great member of Fairport, but I do miss Maart's guitar playing... -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 10:28
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Man, I wish I could go to Cropredy someday. ------------- The world keeps spinning, people keep sinning And all the rest is just bullsh*t -Steve Kilbey |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: March 13 2007 at 03:20
| Oh my precious precious Strawbs how I need thee. |
Posted By: CandyAppleRed
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 07:16
Chris While on female vox, and from the FC website I believe Swarb is expected to be there!
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Jim Garten wrote: