FAIRPORT CONVENTION CROPREDY FESTIVAL

[soundmanjim]

It all comes round again...is the phrase any hardened Fairporter will say at this time of year!
The fairport website now has a paypal link for tickets this year, much better than the old way of filling in forms ect.

the link to the ticket page is here

www.fairportconvention.com/catalogue.php?cmsCategoryID=11&DisplayType=DisplayCatContents

Some good bands there this year; not too keen on the Midget Holland but show of hands, fairport, Strawbs, wishbone ash, the 1969 fairport lineup incl Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson and Chris While; lulu and ruby turner guest vocalise with Jools on Thursday night!!

blimey.

anyway ive got my tickets

anyone going?

[shepz]

Sounds brilliant... i will have to go one of these years i just always have things "crop" whenever it is though!

[lx3]

If anyone missed this year's Cropredy, you should be able to experience it on DVD at some point. We recorded Fairport's headline set on Saturday night, with Nyquest taking care of the video.

Mixing of their 4-hour set is under way. One of our bigger jobs - At some points there were 13 people on stage (both Gerry Conway and Dave Mattacks on drums at the same time!), which meant 63 tracks of audio. Recorded to three Tascam MX2424s, with another three running as safety.

I wasn't too well acquainted with the Fairports previously, but I've become a big fan following this gig. Man, those guys can really play.

[soundmanjim]

no kidding! Glad you liked the guys, they really are great fun.

will look forward to seeing that video, who looked after the one where two guys came lurking around the tents early Saturday morning? some sort of documentary? I'm only asking as i may have been filmed drunk. LOL>

[lx3]

On Saturday morning?

I suppose it's almost as much of a real ale festival as it is a music event

There was another smaller video crew doing documentary stuff independently of our outfit. But it was all part of the same production. It remains to be seen what makes it to the DVD... They probably shot ten times as much footage as they'll use, so odds are you're safe!

Paul

PS I think the Fairports play the 100 Club later this year, if anyone wants to check them out.