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Post by ulla on Dec 7, 2012 12:07:23 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 7, 2012 18:37:12 GMT
Thanks ulla"We have always had a strong connection with Jethro Tull and one of the first boxes ticked this year was Martin Barre and his latest band Martin Barre's New Day performing the music of JT!"
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Post by ulla on Jan 11, 2013 13:21:43 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 11, 2013 13:29:07 GMT
Hahaha thanks Ulla What's the name of that place where I went, many years ago, as a child to learn?....well wherever it is.... "It's Out"
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Post by tullist on Jan 11, 2013 19:04:56 GMT
I see that the words the real deal are showing up underlined, I have some sort of hack on here that are links to non related ads, have not made time to extract it, as I know that often turns into a time consuming pain trying to discern which of these add ons is not one I want. So do not click on that link if it is also showing up to other, not sure. Such a surprising choice. I will admit to only knowing his hits, but, oh boy, from that small bit of information, I have strongly disliked him for over 40 years . Pretty sure he is a Republican as well though that is a terribly vague recollection. I well and truly wonder if they know of the likes of Dave Alvin. I mean the guy is not that obscure, he has won a Grammy, I daresay he would rock Cropredy to gills they did not know existed. Although his tour schedule rarely, but not never, includes the UK, cannot imagine he would cost more than Alice Cooper even if he were flown over with band for a one off. I imagine he would get together a few other dates, likely a Fairport fan too. Plus he is the genuine article, where I perceive Alice Cooper as the godfather of mall rock. Again, I never ever have seen him live and probably only know his 3 most famous tracks. But our Cropredy friends must be doing something right, what is this, like the 33rd year? But if American music is to be presented, I sure would like to slip them the real deal. Regardless of who else is on the bill this side of RT with full band, I can pretty much guarantee Alvin and his Guilty Men, or Women, not sure who he is touring with this year, would be topped by no one. I will get signifigant entertainment of Alice Cooper performing his 18 song, likely resonating with the drunken lout element, (love drinking, DESPISE drunks)with his little belly announcing that birthday as over 5 decades past. Gets me so hot I could scream Alice Cooper. With apologies to a lousy Mothers of Invention record, live at the Fillmore East, 1971.
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Post by steelmonkey on Jan 11, 2013 21:23:36 GMT
yeah...funny booking...The real guy is an Arizona golf obsessed republican named Vincent something...sort of a Gene Simmons prototype who made a plan...bet on shocking and hit the jackpot where rock and roll meets Disneyland. The first few albums have more than 3 good songs...maybe 10 and he had a guitar duo: Hunter/Wagner that also played on Lou Reed albums of that era...and don't forget...to many it seemed natural for a bootleg to tie Tull with Cooper...the 'Alice and Ian' vinyl I bought in about 1973 to find side one of Ticketron on one side and some unlistenable Alice cooper crap on the other. Alice Cooper at Cropredy? What ARE they thinking?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2013 16:54:59 GMT
Folk convention to roll into town www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/lifestyle/music/folk-convention-to-roll-into-town-1-5355776Published on Friday 25 January 2013 15:45 Folk rock legends Fairport Convention are preparing for the annual winter pilgrimage to Chesterfield. The band play their regular show at the town’s Winding Wheel on February 27. After 46 years as a working band, Fairport’s annual Winter Tour has become a much-loved cultural institution. With its vast back catalogue to draw on plus frequent new releases, Fairport is able to present a fresh repertoire each year. This year, the band will also perform a selection of favourites chosen in a poll of the band’s fans. “Fairport is a band that always looks to the future,” says Simon Nicol who co-founded the band in 1967. “We have celebrated our first forty-five years now it is time to move onwards towards fifty years. We are really looking forward to getting back on the road - in fact, we’re raring to go. Although we regularly record new albums our first love remains live performance.” The band has also revealed that American shock rock veteran Alice Cooper will headline the firstnight of Fairport’s Cropedy Convention. The festival which takes place on August 8, 9 and 10 this year at Cropredy in Oxfordshire will also feature Martin Barre of Jethro Tull and his band, The Levellers, 10CC, Mediaeval Baebes, Nik Kershaw and Peatbog Faeries amongst a host of other acts. Fairport Convention will open and close the festival.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2013 14:13:38 GMT
Welcome to Alice's Cropredy nightmare9:57am Thursday 1st August 2013 in Music www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/10585482.Welcome_to_Alice_s_Cropredy_nightmare/ Be afraid, be very afraid, writes Barry Leighton IT has been almost 370 years since heads were split, pikes were thrust and yelps of horror erupted when the Battle of Cropredy Bridge took place during the English Civil War. Alice Cooper is set to bring a spot of old fashioned blood and guts back to the archetypal English village when he appears at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention this month. Cooper’s performance normally involve the singular Detroit rock star meeting several decidedly unsavoury on-stage deaths: he was hanged, electrocuted and garrotted during a show in Swindon a few years ago. The old showbiz phrase “he died a death on-stage” certainly applies to Alice. But his trademark Hammer Horror theatrics would be the kitsch of death but for a string of memorable hits around which the show is constructed: I’m Eighteen, No More Mr Nice Guy, Hello Hooray, Elected and School’s Out. Alice Cooper at Cropredy on Thursday, August 8 - who’d a thought it! But Cropredy has long since out-grown its folk music tag. Now in its 33rd year, the event has become an annual institution, luring more than 20,000 people to a picturesque corner of Oxfordshire every August. It bills itself as “Britain's friendliest music festival” a claim probably justified by the manner in which the people of Cropredy immerse themselves into its spirit. The village pubs are packed, a market springs up, a car boot sale materialises, people sell drinks and bric-a-brac from their lawns, alternative gigs emerge – and you can buy a decent breakfast at the village hall. Fairport Convention open three-days of festivities with an acoustic set at tea-time on Thursday and close the event with their traditional mammoth three-hour show on Saturday night. In between, one of the ultimate festival bands, The Levellers will be dishing out their rowdy trad-slanted rock on Friday night immediately followed by 10CC with a bag full of hits. Jethro Tull are on ice, but their fabulous guitarist Martin Barre will be reinterpreting Tull tunes with his band A New Day (Friday.) Reggae, folk, jazz, red hot polkas – it can only be the inimitable Edward II (Thursday). And don’t miss the Isle of Skye’s Peatbog Faeries who’ll be whipping up a high-jigging storm (Saturday). <li> One-day, two-day and three-day tickets are exclusively available from Fairport's website fairportconvention.com and ticket phone line 0900 637 1644. Calls cost 50p from UK landline. Lines open 8am-8pm only). Prices for tickets (including at the festival gates) are: Three-day (Thurs, Fri, Sat) ticket £115. Two-day (Fri and Sat) ticket £105 Saturday-only ticket £80. Children under 12 years old are admitted free provided they are accompanied by an adult ticket holder. Three-day camping costs £35 per vehicle, two-day camping costs £30 per vehicle. Camping on Saturday night is free for people with a festival ticket. Motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians camp free of charge. (Postal ticket purchase from PO Box 8413, Bilsthorpe, Notts NG22 8WY
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 4, 2013 10:16:22 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 4, 2013 10:52:23 GMT
Yes !lovely poster and the brilliant peatbogs are there too warning this video contains flashing lights and a glimpse of flashing kilt i43.images obliterated by tinypic/2md2wwj.jpg[/IMG] Have a great time
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Post by jackinthegreen on Aug 4, 2013 20:04:30 GMT
What an amazing gig nonrabbit.... ...the crowd are really going for it, the young guy I think has glasses on, with the black t shirt with I think green writing and something on the back is having a great time!!!!!!! Fabulous music too..... I see on the Croperdy bill, Lunasa, an Irish band who are superb too, I got a couple of their CD's a few years ago in Dublin, I heard their music coming from inside a music shop as we walked past and loved it, so went in and got some..... I also love The Levellers..... Alice Cooper...........hmmmm.......no ta.......
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 5, 2013 8:55:44 GMT
Lunasa great band - have you seen them at the Celtic Connections? That bloke with the glasses is sure giving it laldy reminds me of the ceildhs at the Highlanders Institute at Charing X when we'd end up there initially cause all the pubs had closed but then gladly as it was some night! You never forget your visit glimpse of a swirling kilt worn by a huge Highlander called Farquhar dancing underneath a glitter ball
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Post by jackinthegreen on Aug 5, 2013 20:48:44 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 5, 2013 21:16:56 GMT
I only seen Farquhar's kilt from a distance
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Post by Tull50 on Aug 5, 2013 21:25:48 GMT
Warming up for Cropredy, live photos by Martin Driver in these moments at The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury www.facebook.com/millartscentre/eventsFairport Convention Monday August 5th, 2013 20:00 GMT a UTC+01 The Mill Arts Centre Banbury
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 12, 2013 10:34:11 GMT
Cropredy finishes on a high as Fairport pull out all the stopswww.banburyguardian.co.uk/The third and final day of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention certainly did not disappoint, and how could it? -It was the day of Fairport’s traditional mammoth three-hour set! But let’s start from the beginning as even though the headline act certainly drew the largest crowd, the preceding line-up only went from strength to strength as the Saturday proved that Cropredy is not ‘just’ a folk festival; it’s a celebration of all good music, from North to South, East to West and, indeed, anything in between! Comedian and singer Richard Digance kicked off the festivites at noon by promoting not one, but TWO new albums. Although the 64-year-old is a Cropredy regular he has never promoted any new material at the festival before so the 2013 crowd got a rare treat in the sunny Oxfordshire fields. And he just about made it as well as he’s been busy making his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has been whizzing up and down to Scotland. Second in line were North London’s Mediaeval Baebes who charmed the socks off Banbury Guardian reporters Jason Pritchard and Martin Elvery with their delightful harmonies and, quite frankly, their plain loveliness. But it wasn’t just the BG reporters who were hooked as the six fair maidens impressed the midday crowd with their outstanding musical talent as they combined lyrics from mediaeval texts with classical instruments whilst using their singing to showcase long-forgotten languages. In stark contrast to the set by the mediaeval songstresses, but still transcending remarkably well, was that of America’s Brooks Williams - ranked one of the world’s top 100 acoustic guitarists and creator of music steeped in the tradition of Blues and Americana. His set saw audiences catapulted to the deep American South as the Georgia son showcased both songs from the impressive back catalogue he’s built up during a 25-year-long stage presence, as well as more recent material from the album New Everything which is released anytime now. And, just like that, we’re back to the UK again (well, almost...) as The Dunwell brothers from Pudsey, with two cousins and a schoolfriend, brought their exhilirating blend of English rock and American roots music to an excited crowd. And truth to be told, these guys have been everywhere. Luckily for us, this now includes the little village of Cropredy! The past two years they’ve recorded material in New Orleans, London and Los Angeles - of course, all in preparation for their biggest (or at least the friendliest) crowd yet in the idyllic Oxfordshire countryside. Later in the afternoon we were transported even further North using the best ever mode of transport - dancing! The Isle of Skye’s Peatbog Faeries had practically everyone up on their feet moving happily and effortlessly (now this is not scientifically proven, but a couple of pints of Old Hooky may have helped) to the band which has been described as ‘the future of Celtic dance music’. It is traditional Scottish music - but with a pleasant twist as the six-strong ensemble cleverly incorporates a range of musical genres, such as jazz and reggae, creating a unique high octane dancing feast. The intensity was taken down a notch as 80s icon Nik Kershaw took to the stage armed with nothing more than his voice and guitar - and an impressive back catalogue of timeless hits of course. We chatted to the man himself before the set, when he admitted he was indeed slightly terrified of baring it all to the crowd, without the support of his band. But he did it, and he did it well. And tunes like I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down and The Riddle created a singalong which spread from the front of the audience, all the way back, incorporating hungry festival-goers who were queueing up to get either a buffalo burger or a halloumi wrap in their bellies, on the way. Despite the inital nerves, Kershaw knew he didn’t really have to worry about the crowd giving him a hard time. “They’re so open minded,” he said. “It’s certainly the friendliest festival I’ve ever been to, which makes sense, because Fairport are the friendliest bunch of people I’ve ever met! So it kind of rubs off I think because it’s their festival.” Before awaiting the grand finale - Fairport and guests and three hours to do whatever they like - the comedian, actor and television presenter Jasper Carrott jumped on stage for an impromptu stand-up set. And then it was time for the host band to show what they were made of. Which, of course they did, many times over. Peggy, Simon, Chris, Ric and Gerry showed that not only are they masters of the purest, storytelling folk tradition, they can rock too! And that is no mean feat for gentlemen in their 50s and 60s. Bringing Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre up on stage with them was a stroke of genious as they were all letting their hair down (well, in reality, Chris’s and Ric’s were already down but you get the point) as if there was no tomorrow - and so was the audience!They ramped it up even more as they invited Tom Robinson on stage who brought the crowds a neverending 2-4-6-8 Motorway. Neverending because the audience would simply not stop singing! Or as a lady in the audience exclaimed when it eventually ended: “Well, THAT was a blast from the past!” As in previous years, the three hours were filled with love. Songs about love, love from the band to those helping the festival come together and all the acts who joined forces to make the weekend a successful one, but finally, and most importantly, the undying, unconditional love between the band and the crowd. A love that just grows stronger year after year, and ensures both the band and its supporters will be back for another round in 2014.
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Post by ulla on Aug 30, 2013 11:48:38 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 30, 2013 15:49:44 GMT
Thanks for posting the review Ulla - much appreciated.
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 30, 2013 16:12:19 GMT
Is there any doubt that Cropredy is the best festival going? The Fairports, the guests, the attendees, the location....only wnet once ever, 1998, but treasure the memory as it helps me picture other years and hope to make it again, someday, someway. ( But AFTER I manage an Tullianos and/or Itullian convention).
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 30, 2013 17:21:16 GMT
Thanks Ulla
Mr Cooper the all round trooper.
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Post by Tull50 on Aug 30, 2013 20:06:32 GMT
Cropredy is definitely a festival to which I've to go Highlights from BBC Radio Oxford's coverage of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2013www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01fw0dd
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Post by ulla on Sept 2, 2013 6:28:53 GMT
Is there any doubt that Cropredy is the best festival going? The Fairports, the guests, the attendees, the location....only wnet once ever, 1998, but treasure the memory as it helps me picture other years and hope to make it again, someday, someway. ( But AFTER I manage an Tullianos and/or Itullian convention). The Itullian Convention is coming up soon: www.itullians.com/
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Post by ulla on Sept 2, 2013 6:44:34 GMT
Cropredy is definitely a festival to which I've to go And we can all be very happy, that I did not kill one of the main organisers - Peggy. During the festival he had 2 ticks on his left leg and on Friday morning he asked me to remove them. I´m a teacher and on my regular school trips I´ve got a lot of experience with ticks. So I got the small one out, but the second one was very big and very deep under the skin. So I said to Peggy , he should see the guys from the St. John´s Ambulance. Later that day the tick was even bigger and Peggy asked me again to get it out. I tried it and could get underneath it with my fingernails. So I removed it. But you can´t imagine the amount of blood that came out with the tick. I was covered in Peggy´s blood. And it did not stop. I tried it for about 20 minutes, but he was still bleeding. Peggy took it with his usual humour. He said: "Forget Alice Cooper, the wimp. We do it with real blood!" But it was obvious that he needed medical treatment. So we called the paramedics. Peggy asked them to hurry up with whatever they had to do, because his friend Steve Winwood was waiting at the bar. But they decided to send him to hospital. So Peggy had the new experience of driving over his festival field in an ambulance
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 2, 2013 9:32:08 GMT
Cropredy is definitely a festival to which I've to go And we can all be very happy, that I did not kill one of the main organisers - Peggy. During the festival he had 2 ticks on his left leg and on Friday morning he asked me to remove them. I´m a teacher and on my regular school trips I´ve got a lot of experience with ticks. So I got the small one out, but the second one was very big and very deep under the skin. So I said to Peggy , he should see the guys from the St. John´s Ambulance. Later that day the tick was even bigger and Peggy asked me again to get it out. I tried it and could get underneath it with my fingernails. So I removed it. But you can´t imagine the amount of blood that came out with the tick. I was covered in Peggy´s blood. And it did not stop. I tried it for about 20 minutes, but he was still bleeding. Peggy took it with his usual humour. He said: "Forget Alice Cooper, the wimp. We do it with real blood!" But it was obvious that he needed medical treatment. So we called the paramedics. Peggy asked them to hurry up with whatever they had to do, because his friend Steve Winwood was waiting at the bar. But they decided to send him to hospital. So Peggy had the new experience of driving over his festival field in an ambulance Hope he had a beer in his hand all the time.
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Post by nonrabbit on Sept 2, 2013 11:55:09 GMT
Ticks - tricky things to get rid of. Hope he's ok now Remember a scalpel next year Ulla?
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Post by Tull50 on Sept 2, 2013 17:09:02 GMT
Cropredy is definitely a festival to which I've to go And we can all be very happy, that I did not kill one of the main organisers - Peggy. During the festival he had 2 ticks on his left leg and on Friday morning he asked me to remove them. I´m a teacher and on my regular school trips I´ve got a lot of experience with ticks. So I got the small one out, but the second one was very big and very deep under the skin. So I said to Peggy , he should see the guys from the St. John´s Ambulance. Later that day the tick was even bigger and Peggy asked me again to get it out. I tried it and could get underneath it with my fingernails. So I removed it. But you can´t imagine the amount of blood that came out with the tick. I was covered in Peggy´s blood. And it did not stop. I tried it for about 20 minutes, but he was still bleeding. Peggy took it with his usual humour. He said: "Forget Alice Cooper, the wimp. We do it with real blood!" But it was obvious that he needed medical treatment. So we called the paramedics. Peggy asked them to hurry up with whatever they had to do, because his friend Steve Winwood was waiting at the bar. But they decided to send him to hospital. So Peggy had the new experience of driving over his festival field in an ambulance I've a good english friend, is a close friend of Peggy and told me very funny stories..., maybe you know him, his name is Martin Driver ( also Tullianos member ) and he is very involved in Cropredy concerts With Victor and Martin Driver at 2013 Tullianos Convention Martin to the right of the picture
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Post by ulla on Sept 6, 2013 9:09:58 GMT
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Post by steelmonkey on Sept 6, 2013 16:06:03 GMT
New requirement for trip to Europe for anyor all of Tullianos, Itullians or Cropredy: Ulla's got to be there...with or without first aid kit.
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