Fairport Convention

[Aqualung1989]

Oct 21, 2014 20:09:26 GMT nonrabbit said:

Oct 21, 2014 16:25:13 GMT Aqualung1989 said:

Nonrabbit, Irish and Scottish work too

In that case how about some of the younger acts

Lau - voted nearly every year as the best folk act in UK



www.lau-music.co.uk/home/
Love Lau

Slide - A band of incredibly talented musicians each one with a great pedigree of generations of the finest musicians in Ireland. One of the best live acts I've seen since I moved over here.



They used to have the singer Andrew Murray with them and what a voice! Former Dé Danann singer from the island of Inishbofin and also from a traditional Folk music family.


www.slide-ireland.com/

I love Folk fusion and what some of the younger generation are experimenting with.

Peatbog Faeries from Skye.


My latest discovery and I've been late in finding him is Martyn Bennett (17 February 1971 – 30 January 2005)

Son of the Skye folklorist Margaret Bennett and probably the most influential musician in the genre of modern celtic music. Multi talented musician, played the Highland pipes at 10 years old. Headlined at the Cambridge Folk Festival and shortly afterwards was diagnosed with cancer. When he was unable to play he concentrated on mixing and remastering music. He sought out some old traditional singers like Lizzie, a traveller and ballad singer and in his words;

"This is my story about triumph in the face of struggle. It is a story of the people and songs I grew up with, and most importantly, it is their voices, traditions and the inspiration they have given to be passed on to the next generation.

Split between the songs of travelling people (Roma) and the Gaelteachd traditions of the Hebrides it brings together by far the strongest links to the 'real' folk culture in Scotland. Virtually all the songs and narrative were sampled from vinyl records or from original quarter-inch tape recordings, the sources of which were mostly recorded from 1950 onwards"

His last album Grit will open the Celtic Connections Festival.



and this

I don't know if Ian was serious when he said he was going to do a version of Wee Deoch an Doras - it starts at 2.20

Incredible video!!



www.martynbennett.com/

Wow thanks a lot! I'll listen to all this material tomorrow morning, I'm too dead today... goodnight everyone!

[nonrabbit]

Oct 21, 2014 12:45:15 GMT nonrabbit said:

The Fairports are appearing at the Winter Festival

- Celtic Connections in Glasgow - 15th January to 1st February 2015





alongside "...Uniting similarly seasoned maturity with youthful virtuosity, the Anglo/American duo of singer-guitarist Kevin Dempsey and fiddler/vocalist Rosie Carson concoct a diverse, harmony-rich blend of folk songs and tunes from both sides of the Pond"



www.celticconnections.com/events/Pages/event.aspx?ev=9e53d908-e5ee-465d-84e8-a3bd0107cd73

Celtic Connections is the largest annual winter music festival of its kind and the UK's premier celebration of Celtic music.

The festival kicks off tonight with a tribute to the late Martyn Bennett.

Fairport Connection appearing tomorrow at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with Kevin Dempsey and Rosie Carson.



"Martyn Bennett: 'Fearless' music legacy lives on"


www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30799852

[maddogfagin]

[maddogfagin]

www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/

'Cream of the Crop'- Fairport Convention get stuck into Cropredy Festival.
Interview with Dave Pegg + video
Tim Hughes, Features and Music Editor / Thursday 13 August 2015

Tim Hughes talks to Fairport Convention guitarist Dave Pegg – as the band’s fans descend on a north Oxfordshire field for the start of the annual, and increasingly eclectic, Cropredy Festival, which begins today

www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisure/music/13590473._Cream_of_the_Crop____Fairport_Convention_get_stuck_into_Cropredy_Festival/



“There have been so many good moments, such as playing the Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall and Sydney Opera House when Sandy Denny was in the band – she was a fantastic singer. Also playing support for Jethro Tull on an American tour where I played bass with both bands.”

[bunkerfan]

Aug 14, 2015 13:47:24 GMT maddogfagin said:

www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/

'Cream of the Crop'- Fairport Convention get stuck into Cropredy Festival.
Interview with Dave Pegg + video
Tim Hughes, Features and Music Editor / Thursday 13 August 2015

Tim Hughes talks to Fairport Convention guitarist Dave Pegg – as the band’s fans descend on a north Oxfordshire field for the start of the annual, and increasingly eclectic, Cropredy Festival, which begins today

www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisure/music/13590473._Cream_of_the_Crop____Fairport_Convention_get_stuck_into_Cropredy_Festival/



“There have been so many good moments, such as playing the Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall and Sydney Opera House when Sandy Denny was in the band – she was a fantastic singer. Also playing support for Jethro Tull on an American tour where I played bass with both bands.”

I know a certain Welshman who was after a hat like that!

I often wonder if he ever bought one?

Maybe he settled for this one?

[maddogfagin]

Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2016 - The first acts and tickets on sale soon!

www.fairportconvention.com/

Hello Fairporters!

The festive season is upon us and what could be more festive than whetting your appetites with a few of the wonderful acts we’ll welcome to Cropredy 2016?

3 day tickets and camping stickers go on sale from our online box office at midnight tonight, Wednesday 9 December (two-day and Saturday-only tickets will go on sale on 1 February 2016).
But be quick off the mark - the first 800 pre-christmas orders will receive a Fairport Christmas card individually signed by each member of the band and the first 2000 orders will, as usual, receive a collectable souvenir car sticker.

We can’t reveal the complete line-up just yet but keep a close eye on our website, your inbox, Twitter and Facebook and we’ll announce the rest of the acts as soon as we can.

Meanwhile here is a taster (all subject to contract, of course).

BOOTLEG BEATLES
First up, we have the wonderful Bootleg Beatles with their stunning recreation of the greatest songbook in popular music. Their show traces the Fab Four’s journey through the 1960s with love and a meticulous attention to detail from costumes to authentic period instruments and the perfection of their vocal mimicry. The show will also feature video imagery and a little help from their orchestral ensemble.

GRYPHON
Gryphon is a legendary British band that’s as exhilarating and unpredictable now as it was when the members last toured in the 1970s. Now Gryphon is back, reinvented and mixing old and new material. The virtuoso musicianship and composing flair that marked the band out in the 1970s has been developed over the intervening decades.

RALPH McTELL
Ralph McTell is no stranger to Cropredy fans. We need hardly tell you what a great storyteller and spell-weaver Ralph is – his contributions to Fairport’s repertoire is proof enough of that. Now celebrating almost 50 years on the road, Ralph is known for his virtuoso guitar playing, rich voice and gifted songwriting.

SOUND OF THE SIRENS
Fresh from their amazing performance on Chris Evans’ TFI Friday, Sound of the Sirens is a foot-stomping, crowd-engaging female folk/rock duo whose strengths lie in their passion and chemistry. These girls know how to rock a stage, and make you believe in every word they sing. Their vocal harmony is compelling and magical.

STEELEYE SPAN
Steeleye Span are one of the most successful British folk-rock bands ever and they return to Cropredy for the first time in ten years with a new live show. Maddy Prior leads a line-up featuring faces old and new performing a mix of material from their classic repertoire to their most recent work.

HAYSEED DIXIE
Hayseed Dixie make a welcome return to Cropredy by popular request. Straight from Nashville, these Appalachian hellraisers take bluegrass and give it a hard rock edge. Although Hayseed Dixie are best known for their hillbilly renditions of rock classics they also have an impressive repertoire of self-penned songs.

WILLE AND THE BANDITS
Wille and the Bandits are a classic blues rock trio in the vein of Cream. However, they take their sound beyond what might be expected from such a traditional line up. Their use of more bizarre instrumentation and eclectic influences pushes them more into a world music or progressive category. The band has toured with artists such as Deep Purple and the John Butler trio and played major festivals across Europe.

Oh, we nearly forgot – Fairport Convention will play on Thursday to welcome you to the festival and, of course, we’ll take the stage again for our headlining set on Saturday night.

We’ll be working hard to complete the line-up early in the New Year so – as we’ve said earlier – keep an eye on our social media.

If you don’t make it to any of our gigs before the festive holiday we’ll see you in the New Year.

Simon, Peggy, Ric, Chris and Gerry.

[steelmonkey]

Cropredy in 2016...imagine...I went in 1998 to be sure I could put 'Cropredy' on my life C.V. before it was too late.

[maddogfagin]

www.fairportconvention.com/

Hello, Fairporters

We had a great time on our recent Winter Tour so we’ll start with a big Fairport ‘thank you’ to everyone who came to hear us play. It was a real pleasure to see you all and to chat to so many of you. We’re already thinking about next year’s winter outing and hoping you’ll get involved as we explain below.

We’ve been enjoying a short break after the tour but now spring is sprung and it’s all looking busy again. They say the Devil makes work for idle hands... mind you, they say there’s no rest for the wicked so you can’t win.

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2016

It’s hard to believe but August is barely five months away. This year, Cropredy is on Thursday 11, Friday 12 and Saturday 13 and ticket sales have been extremely brisk, thanks in no small part to the cracking line-up…



Two years ago, we sold all the tickets before the gates opened and we reckon this year could be the same. We’d hate you to be disappointed so if you want to enjoy three days of great music in beautiful north Oxfordshire book your tickets now. It couldn’t be easier – simply click here.

Cropredy has a great reputation as a warm-hearted and welcoming event so why not invite your family and friends to join you at the festival.

On the road again

Our Spring Tour will run from 6 May until 11 June and will cover the compass. We’ll start in the south in Southampton and finish at the other end of the country in Barnard Castle - between them we’ll go east to Cromer and west to Redruth as well as nearly thirty other venues. Full details of all the gigs are on our website.

The tour is selling strongly – in fact two gigs are already full – so don’t delay booking your tickets. We’d love to see you as we take a relaxed trip around the counties.

There’s plenty happening before the Spring Tour as well – in fact, April is looking quite busy.

Former Fairport drummer Dave Mattacks will fly in from the USA for the annual Feast of Fiddles tour (which also features Chris Leslie of course).

Current Fairport drummer Gerry Conway will also be treading the boards in April with Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle.

Ric Sanders will be joined by Vo Fletcher and Mike Gregory for a couple of Ric Sanders Trio gigs.

Details of all these shows are on the gigs page of our website.

Fairport @ 50

Believe it or not, next year Fairport will be fifty years old – the band first played under the name Fairport Convention in May 1967. We may look a little older, the line-up may have evolved, the repertoire may be different but one thing hasn’t changed – we still love getting in the van and playing live to audiences.

Obviously we have lots of plans for celebrating our Golden Anniversary. We’ll tell you about them as the year progresses but to get the ball rolling here’s one you can participate in right now.

For the fiftieth anniversary Winter Tour in 2017 we invite you, the audience, to choose the repertoire. We want you to compile a set list which reflects the band’s 50 years. There will be some obvious favourites of course but what about the more obscure stuff - what infrequently, if ever, played tracks would you choose?

Simply list twenty songs or tunes that you’d like us to perform on the 2017 Winter Tour. Any song recorded by Fairport Convention and released on album or single is eligible. Don't worry about putting them in order of preference - every track gets one point.

Please send your list of twenty titles to: [e-mail] – it will be fascinating to see what you come up with.


Finally…

We really enjoy chatting to you at our concerts and at Cropredy – or, better, at both – and we look forward to seeing you on the road and in the field.

Love from us all,

Simon, Peggy, Ric, Chris and Gerry.