This was one of the last gigs I went to with my oldest friend and most frequent gig companion Mike Russell, who was an even bigger Byrds fan than I am. Don’t think I’d rush to see him again, though, even if I were to get the chance. His contribution to folk-rock, space-rock, country-rock and beyond can never be equalled. Still, like Donovan in the previous review, Roger’s more than earned the right to earn a crust in whatever way he wants. Nine years on, now aged eighty, McGuinn is still touring the same show, in stark contrast to Bob Dylan, 81, whose shows have changed enormously in the fourteen times I’ve seen him since 1978. Saw him again in Sheffield, then Newark, doing versions of the show reviewed below. I first saw Roger McGuinn playing with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bob Dylan back in 1987, when I’d already been a huge fan for half my life. Fairport has also won a coveted BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted Fairport's groundbreaking album Liege & Lief 'The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time'.įairport Convention Winter tour 2014 dates and venuesģ1 Tewkesbury, The Roses Theatre 01684 295074ġ Milton Keynes, The Stables 01908 280800Ģ Canterbury, The Gulbenkian 01227 769075Ĥ Oxford, St.Creative Commons 2009 photo by Hans Werksman.Īnother Post review that I haven’t got round to putting up here before, maybe because the gig was… underwhelming. Although we regularly record new albums our first love remains live performance."įairport's long and fascinating history has been the subject of a major BBC television documentary and their annual music festival at Cropredy has featured on Sky Arts 1. "After nearly fifty years on the road we still really look forward to getting out there to play in front of audiences.
"As a band, we always look to the future," says Simon Nicol who co-founded Fairport Convention in 1967. Hailed as the originators of British folk-rock music, the band is still as vibrant and inventive as ever. Edwina has worked with Jools Holland, Nanci Griffith and Roger McGuinn among others.įormed in 1967's 'summer of love', Fairport Convention has been delighting audiences for over four decades. The concerts will open with a short opening solo set from talented singer/songwriter Edwina Hayes. There will also be some brand new and previously unperformed songs destined for Fairport's next studio album. For 2014, Fairport's concerts will feature a mix of material from their most recent album as well as classics from the band's earlier repertoire. The band frequently introduces new material as well as drawing on its vast back catalogue so every year's Winter Tour features a unique programme of music. Hailed as the originators of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention remains one of the most entertaining bands on the live music scene and their annual Winter Tour has become a much-loved cultural institution. The final concert of the tour will be at The Union Chapel in London on 9 March. The thirty-date tour will start at The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury on Friday 31 January and visit theatres in England, Wales and Scotland.
Legendary folk band Fairport Convention announced the dates and venues of their Winter Tour today 14 October.
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