TalkAwhile - The Folk Corporation Forum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNlWD-YoVAg&search=Fairport

Sound and picture seem to be a bit out of synch, which can happen a bit with the YouTube videos, but here's the clip of the Swarbrick/Pegg/Hill/Mattacks line-up performing "Hanging Song" on OGWT 1972.  DM looking terribly disinterested...

MH

Brilliant ;D

DM obviously not in the best of moods that day. Miming was probably never his favourite pastime. But it was a thrill to watch anyway, as we so rarely get to see Fairport clips from the 60's and 70's. A million thanks to whoever made this clip available. In fact, I think I'll have a listen to Babbacombe Lee right now, as it's been quite a while since I last heard it.

Thor-Rune

Thanks fstix. i liked sandy doing 'north star grassman and the ravens' as well.
       as for the hanging song, i must have blinked, but at which point did simon change from acoustic to electric? Damn fast wasn't he!! ;D

At which point did Simon change into Roger Hill, that's what I want to know...  ;)

Sometime in late '71 from memory, but he changed back to himself a few years later...

....D'oh

My 11 year old son pointed out to me that it was Roger Hill not Simon Nicol :-[....thanks son,I stand corrected
                            Kas xx

Phew, i wasn't the only one then!!!
   It was a long time ago though. Isn't that altzheimers disease a darned nuisance!

Okay, who the flip is Roger Hill? Sorry! I knew it wasn't Simon, but was totally stumped as to the geetar player's indentity.

Thanks for the clip fstix. Fabulous to see a young Swarb doing his thing ;D

Roger Hill, old Brummie mate of Peggy I believe. Fairport also had a drummer called Tom Farnell for a short while at this time. Turbulent times for Fairport, leading one music paper to announce the shock news that Fairport hadn't changed their line up that week!

Thanks for that John! I thought I had got to grips will all the line-up changes, but you live and learn ;D

i think DM is keeping his head down to hide that ill advised moustache
 piss poor miming chaps

 Hi there,
              sorry to sound like a helpless prat (more than usual, I mean), but I can't seem to access this video; all I get is a message saying that I don't have the latest Flash player (which I do) or that Javascript is turned off. I don't know how to access Javascript, but as far as I'm aware it's not been turned off.
   I'm logged in to Youtube, and have turned off my firewall and the pop-up blocker, but no video; can anyone help, please?  :'(

                                                                Many thanks, Ian  :)

Remerkable. Whoever's playing mandolin must ahve been out of shot for the whole thing!

And none of them look stoned, do they?

I had always thought that they appeared live on OGWT. Interested in the magically changing guitar  ;D.

The electric version seems quite an unusual Strat. It was a cheap version thet Fender produced in the 70s with only 2 pickups, and a flush mounted jack socket, rather than the recessed one normally fitted.

Paul

...and it's signed by Eric Clapton. You can only make it out on the original full-size video, though.

BTW It's a myth that everyone who appeared on OGWT performed live.

The shows would usually be transmitted live, and generally feature studio appearances from two acts, one of whom would play live in the studio, whilst the other act would have been recorded at an earlier time or date (due to the studio being barely larger than the average living room).

Apparently, in the early days it was not uncommon for the pre-recorded section to be mimed, as there wasn't always time to set up the gear and do sound checks, BBC not wanting to use too much precious video tape on re-takes, etc. Plus some of the recording sessions took place early in the morning, which may account for why everyone looks half asleep on this clip (DM's presumably not an "AM person" ;D)

fantastic- Thanks to whoever put this up! Its great to see ;D ;D isn't Swarb a handsome young man.. so smart in his suit ;)