FAIRPORT CONVENTION Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2019 - Big O

 CROPREDY

Means just one thing . . . . . . the annual FAIRPORT CONVENTION gathering in a village up the road from me here a couple of years back (2019) and broadcast on my local radio station Radio Oxford (BBC) this is therefore great quality and despite being over at Big O and picking your way gingerly amongst the torrent of verbal abuse and horrific neanderthal meatheads in the comments section they share this well and it is well worth the download if you like the roots of all music . . . . . . . . (discuss!)

Of course this is the beating heart of the band and features the nucleus currently: 

Simon Nicol – guitar, vocals (1967–1971, 1976–1979, 1985–present)

Dave Pegg – bass guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (1969–1979, 1985–present)

Ric Sanders – fiddles, occasional keyboards (1985–present)

Chris Leslie – fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, vocals (1996–present)

Gerry Conway – drums, percussion (1998–present)

with guests of Dave Mattacks (drums) and Sally Barker, Anna Ryder on vocals, P.J.Wright and somehow Joe Brown reeling out his 'hit' 'Picture of You' for reasons best known to someone else. Now I like Joe ( a lot actually and note his contributions to the George Harrison tribute onward he is still playing and touring and entertaining us but I don't quite get his appearance here) . . . . . . .still not to be too snitty. Let's face it it takes two singers to replace Sandy Denny and two violinists to replace Dave Swarbrick so in the absence of Richard Thompson, who often does pop up at these things, or his wonderful daughter Kami who appears at time on vocals, I guess they need as much help as they can get! And nothing wrong with that. It's great fun and fine quality of course. Put 'Shuffle and Go' on and turn it up! You'll be reeling around your living room in your pants in no time!

Disc 1

Track 101. Ye Mariners All 6:15

Track 102. Shuffle and Go 3:45

Track 103. Bankruptured 5:18

Track 104. The Crowd (with Anna Ryder) 5:28

Track 105. My Love Is In America (with Anna Ryder) 5:13

Track 106. talk 2:34

Track 107. Picture of You (with Joe Brown) 3:57

Track 108. Who Knows Where the Time Goes 6:16

Track 109. Walk Awhile (with Dave Mattacks) 7:29

Track 110. Polly on the Shore (with PJ Wright) 5:16

Track 111. Claudy Banks 7:32

Track 112. Dark Night (with Sally Barker) 5:19

Track 113. John the Gun (with Sally Barker) 7:35

Track 114. Danny Jack’s Reward 4:57

77 mins

 

Disc 2

Track 201. Instrumental 7:48

Track 202. Red & Gold/Wat Tyler 15:59

Track 203. Jonah’s Oak 5:20

Track 204. The Hexhamshire Lass 3:29

Track 205. Moondust and Solitude 5:44

Track 206. Honour and Praise 6:10

Track 207. The Wounded Whale (with Anna Ryder) 9:14

Track 208. John Gaudie 4:50

Track 209. Matty Groves 7:12

Track 210. Meet on the Ledge 10:04

FAIRPORT CONVENTION

The Cropredy 2019 Vlog | ONE OF CROPREDY'S BEST LINE-UPS! | #2

NB actually noting Richard Thompson and his partner Zara show up in the video so maybe they appeared but don't feature above . . . . . . .