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Judy Dyble of course!!!! I must be slipping...

Plant!  Why Plant?  There are so many others who could play wide on the left - Allcock, Sanders, Leslie, Ar Braz to mention but a few.

Ralph Mctell as a substitute for Long Rev. He's played that position before.

Excellent point... and he has played in the Champions' League for the GPs!

Surprise substitute Bruce Rowland to come off the bench late doors!

Let's see Christine Collister in the line up, either as a singer with Fairport, as a solo turn, or with the Dave Kelly Band.

 :)

Much as I dislike cheering anyone from Manchester who wears red on a regular basis, we have to have Maart powering through stage right.

I can just see Jude in the Peter Crouch position.  ;D

Wot, doing the robot dancing?  :o :o :o :o :o

Good grief :o

That would be during Mr Lacey then ...  ;D

Love the way you've set this out, nice one!

X

I'd like the Fairport's show in three parts:

Thursday - really early stuff with someone good to do the Sandy bits,

Friday - A Swarbrick-related extravaganza,

Saturday - Newer post Swarb stuff (the time I got into Fairport, funnily enough, was a Steeleye girl, then someone said "If you like them, you'll LOVE these..."

Sat nite could be allsorts, starting at 8pm please.



Thank you.


That's all.

X

How about one of the days being "related projects"?  Swarb and Carthy; RT Band; Iain Matthews Plainsong; Jethro Tull featuring Pegg/Allcock/Sanders. You know the kind of thing.

P

Not a bad idea, but, PLEASE, not Jethro Tull again. I love their music, but their live performances are just so.....whats the word?.........decrepit these days

Babbacombe Lee please.

"Liege and Lief" please and how about a set featuring the various Fairporters with Albion Band line ups - imagine seeing Julie While or someone similar fronting the band doing the Red Barn Murder etc.

Some of the first album with the surviving members would be great too..

Lets hope that there will be no flight restrictions etc across the Atlantic come 2007.

Jethro Tull were anything but decrepit when I saw them earlier this year!

Marillion!

Very good ideas. Sound appealing to me.

Thursday:   old stuff or lets rather call it `youth stuff`with everybody avaliable from that time
Friday:   related projects (in that context. saw Jethro Tull a few months back: far from retired or decrepit. Sure worth a trial
Saturday:   current line up with guests like Christy Moore, Kate Bush, and how about a slot for Beausoleil or the likes ?

RT & Band....
All the surviving ex & current FC members playing 6 hours of FC over two nights....
James Taylor (at last!)

Julie While? Is that a sort of genetically engineered hybrid of Chris While and Julie Matthews?  ;)

if its just gonna be an old prog fest, i'll stay at home, so thatll suit a few of you
  John Fogerty - now he would be a bit special last on,on Friday
  the waterboys for thursdays headline spot

Can't see how bands like Marillion would fit but John Fogerty & Waterboys, yes please.
What about Ray Davies and Al Stewart.

theyll do , give you plenty of time to get to the bar i suppose during al, wouldnt ray davies want to headline?
no marillion, there must be cheaper genesis tribute bands(although i dont want any of them either)

I'm not sure about the full-on Marillion show, might be a bit too loud for some sensitive souls ;), but the acoustic version would fit in rather well, probably about 5:00pm on Saturday afternoon.

I'm hoping that the "Liege and Lief" line-up who appeared at the Radio 2 Folk Awards will make a showing at some point.

Volume is no problem, its the music I'm not keen on!

Blackmore's Night, Jethro Tull, Mark Knopfler, Willy Porter, Johnny Dickinson, Gordon Giltrap, David Knopfler...........

A complete performance of Babbacombe Lee would be a nice one off. (possibly with some added RT or JD guitar)

At this rate Fairport in one guise or another could be playing non stop for 3 days though.

And how about those Leatherat guys to wake everyone up on Friday lunch time?

Likewise - an excellent show in the Brighton Dome this year.

Only someone who hasn't heard a note that Marillion have made in the last 17 years could possibly state that.  Since Fish left in the late 80's the Steve Hogarth band are a completely different beast indeed.  And a very very fine one indeed.  But still thoroughly inappropriate for Cropredy...so I guess we do agree, but for different reasons ;-)

In any case, with the original (well not original but classic) Genesis lined up for Glastonbury I imagine Genesis fans will be well catered for in 2007....

My pleas for 2007: 1) Railroad Earth.... (check 'em out...great band)...2) Iain Matthews....doing exactly whatever he feels like doing! 3) an old school Richard Thompson Band set (you know...Simon, DM, Peggy, Gregson & Collister, Calvery Cross....etc etc!!) 4) a Full House set (but who does Swarb's vocals...Ummmm?) 5) and (this might upset some) NOT TOO MUCH messing about with Sandy tribute vocalists please...I can't bear it.  WKWTTG and a couple of others if you must, but just stick the box-set on in between sets and we'll all remember just how completely unique she was anyway....  And finally, the easiest to set up which is of course an entire day set aside as a special Jude sub-festival....We'll have Trader Horne sets, Giles Giles & Fripp sets (that should be easy to sort - anyone volunteer stopping people 'flashing' so Robert will actually get on a British stage!), perhaps a Librarian set (Jude wanders around shelving and shouting 'shhhhhh' loudly every so often) and finally a complete performance of the first Fairport album plus Ribbon Bow...  Now, that would do me just fine...  ;D  ;D

Well crikey moses, davidmjs!

What a stunning thought..... ;D ;D

Teddy Thompson. See if he can get the session guitarist that played on his album to step in, too.... :)

Will be a truly magical addition to Cropredy 40! Go Jude!!! And get up for those crosses from Lampard for Gods sake!!

Excellent idea.... are you smoking a new brand? Lovely suggestion abour Plainsong... why not? Andy and iuain coulkd get another coupla types to do the biz.... god the original Plainsong were bloody good... LSE in 1972.... great! You can go whistle for Tull... while there have been stylistic overlaps over the years Tull have traditionally (ironic usage there) been too raucous... Swarb and Carthy would be the real treat here... they were so good together. Be nice to see Simes reunited in the great duo with Swarb too... (have you heard the one about the gynecologist ... etc etc... A "Bunch" like Rock'n Roll bit? I loved Richard Thompson's version of the fantastic Dion's "My Girl In The Month of May"... HELL WHY NOT INVITE DION?  Now that WOULD be something... What about it???

And anyway all this was way before 1977! He He He  ;D

Go to your room, NOW!

Peggy has been practising to play behind JT for years (and I don't mean John Terry)... Move over Leland Sklar...

Marillion a Genesis tribute band?
What's your name, clothears?

IMHO they stopped being Marillion when Fish left.... now a reunion...... :)

answers to questions
they were when they were popular and troubled the hit parade
Jim, progboy

I would love to see Hayseed Dixie at Cropredy.

Also All About Eve, Coope, Boyes & Simpson, June Tabor....

For the compere slot, how about Billy Connelly?

Two for starters........Bellowhead and Eighteenth Day Of May. :D

And yes, Plainsong would be fantastic too. ;)

johnnysaint

i wouldnt complain if those 3 were on the bill(not the cop show on itv)

Ooooohhh.... I forgot Spiers & Boden

Yes, they're coming thick and fast now...seconded!!

johnnysaint

I love the Maddy & the Girls CD too - maybe they could make an appearance?

Once again.... Songs from the Blue House :)

and

The Levellers

running, forget coat I'll get it another time
Mic ;)

Fugazi, maybe, but Misplaced Childhood and the one that came after it were nowt like Genesis.

Nowt like listenable!

Oooh, Matron! :)

so thats settled then, no prog of any description :D

Did someone mention The Bunch?.....

If not, I just did!

Defiantely Spears and Boden in one of their various forms. With a full band would be good.

How about Frank Skinner for compere? He seemed to enjoy himself.

Paul

Blimeyheck, Paul! Whatever are you thinking of, and do you want a smack?  :-\ :-X :-\

Not sure I can take the exitement this early in the morning  ;D

My wife loves Frank Skinner.

Obviuosly not in the biblical sense.

Paul

Would love to see Family Mahone there. Certainly livened things up last time

rachel

 Whapweasel! We need a bit more dancing..... [;-)

I saw a really good young band supporting the strawbs in penrith earlier on in the year..  called dead like harry.... they were fairly rocky (won some award in sheffield) but kinda folky too.... they list FC as one of their influences on the website..... think they'd be great during one of the days!!! Please.... I'd love to see them performing again  :)

Now let's not cause divisions - John Martyn solo on Friday night followed by Mostly Autumn just to get everyone singing along :D

I had grown to like you Mr Keith..... now..... hide !!  ;D

Dance bands... Whapweasel, agreed or even Tickled Pink for an early return

Young bands... (sorry, can't resist)... Cave

No 'prog' (b*gger) but how about the Ozrics for when the sun goes down

For a celtic mood - Jarlath Henderson

Some banjo would be good too  ;D

Jude, could I possibly join you? I could do harmony on the ´shshhhhh` ;)
Staffan

Sadly us library ladies don't do the shhhshhhing thing any more.

But you're welcome to harmonise with a low volume sssshhh Steffan

 ;D

That'll be the day ;D

got to agree...dead like harry are a great young band,  and how about the Strawbs (but only the electric line up).....bob

No, I don't think Buddy Holly is available  ;) ;D

Paul

What we need here is an opposing team:

Obviously we'll have MacGowan in goal and Bragg would play mid-field to support the strikers. Stewart in defence.

So who else? (Who have surprisingly never played at Cropredy)

Judging by the number of people singing along on Friday night, JM can do that himself!

What happened to a band called "Tarras"? I have two CDs by them - they're both excellent. They'd be good Cropredy material.

Karine Polwart and Juliet Turner are both pretty good, as is a girl called Hayley Hutchinson.

If they want to follow up 10cc, there's two versions of the Rubettes to choose from...

Jethro Tull were brilliant earlier on in the year at newcastle yes the family mahone were fantastic last time they  were at cropredy

You saw Hayley on the recent RT tour then ?

I don't think Tarras exists anymore, unfortunately.  I saw Ben Murray and Rosie Doonan as a duo a few months ago at Dartford.  John (can't remember his surname) also formerly of Tarras joined them for a couple of songs.  They were very good.

I'll second a vote for Karine Polwart - I think she would be well received.

Dig deep and get Horslips over from Ireland. 

book me a front row tent for them

I'll second that.....and with a recent album to push, they might be up for the trip without asking for top-dollar!

The only problem is that I think they'd be capable of selling it out their own. And we know what happens when the festival is full of those only waiting for one band to come on.....

Very true.  But put them oj Thursday night when you (inexplicably) can't get a day only ticket and then you'll a. rake in the money and b. be rid of them all for the rest of the weekend.

recent album ?
 push?
are we talking about the same horslips?


i take it youre thinking Saw Docs in the last post

get em both, sod fairport

Gabriel Yacoub to reform Malicorne?  (Well ... I can dream)

How about Sonerien Du?  Folk/rock from Brittany - just about to celebrate their 35th Anniversary.

Unfortunately, having got them to pay £80 a ticket to see Horslips, I reckon they may just want to get their value for money & stick around (either in the campsite getting bored & p*ssed) or on the arena field (getting bored & p*ssed).

Better on Friday night & then they may only be a problem on the Saturday, rather than all weekend. But for this reason, I can't see it happening - I think they're *too* popular for Cropredy's size.

Yes, Jim - that CD.

the thing is horslips dont tour any more and have only done a couple of gigs in ireland since the release of rollback
this situation may change, who knows
 maybe its HORSLIPS THAT ARE DOING GLASTO!!!!!!! :o

The original "Moving Hearts"?

Apologies - that's the CD I was thinking of...came out within the last 12 mionths?


I'm sure that I read somewhere it's the most successful line-up of Genesis?

Roll Back was released in 2004.

The wonderful DVD (Return Of The Dancehall Sweethearts) was released in 2005


I think Genesis is still speculation, Chris .... but my latest nightmare is in the Glasto thread  ;)

 wouldnt that be too fabulous for words, i mean id just die
 well maybe not but it would sell at least 2 tickets :D

Horslips to sell out Cropredy on their own! Please explain? Whilst I quite like them I've never even considered them a second division band even on the basis of record sales,  popularity or press coverage. Where are the extra 24,000 going to come from?
Moving Hearts I would dearly love to see but it would be tempting fate to ask them to play The Storm particularly if the rain god is on site!

Simple.  Horslips is a legendary band who, if and when it decided to tour the UK, will easily sell out where-ever it plays.  Such is the nature of legendary bands.

I did say the "original" Moving Hearts .... so "The Storm" would not be a risk!

But I bet a large percentage of Horslips UK fans are also Fairport fans, so the increase in numbers wouldn't necessarily be huge.

Are they legendary because no one ever went to see them? I still cant see it I'm afraid.

No, I just bought the CD because Wogan kept playing a pop song she'd done. I was surprised (And pleased) to the find the rest of the album a diverse mix of songs.

Horslips!!!!!! Oh yes!!!!   Fantastic band :) :)

Mic

Here's a few names to add to the mix
Old Crow Medicine Show
Great Big Sea
The Broken Family Band

And for repeat performance value
The Family Mahone

Ralph McTell? Isn't it about time he had his own slot at Croppers?

I suspect that he'll be there in some capacity next year. Indeed, he was there this year, just not on the stage....

What about Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd one night...
And John Lees' Barclay James Harvest another night...

Or

Rubettes featuring Alan Williams
Rubettes featuring Bill Hurd

Or how about Fairport recreate their Babbacombe Lee concept album with a set designed like a proper prison...
Who's going to play John? ("Get on with it!")

They've turned down B-Lee as they don't think there'd be sufficient demand outside the hardcore fans - and the fact that it's the 40th anniversarty of the band, not that album...

Harbottle, agree with you at last - BJH!!!! Bought the box set recently excellent stuff.

Any Tullie should have ceased to give a TOSS what the world thinks of them along about 1973 and the knowingly debased Passion Play. But those New York Dolls were great and memorable fun weren't they. I'm afraid IA has probably come to the conclusion that Cropredy is not a welcoming avenue for their sort, much as he hold's the Fairport's and their music, history in the deepest regard. I can tell you five bleedin Yanks who would surprise and entertain most, CJ Chenier and his Red Hot Louisiana Band, (Son of the inventor of zydedo music, Clifton and the current highest practitioner of that most dancable of forms), Terrence Simien and the Mallet Playboys who would run a very close second, Dave Alvin, roadhouse music doesn't come any better defined, Bob Weir's Ratdog who have grown some mighty sharp teeth, and his longtime buddies and constant jewel's Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady usually known as Hot Tuna. And dare I add the Art Ensemble of Chicago. It's only magic filed under jazz after all. Cold black cats in policeman's hat's, nosing where the mice have been. Sorry Ian

yep, some Cajun or Zydeco stuff would be great - be it CJ Chenier or Michael Doucet in one of his bands.
But back to the Irish.
Already mentioned Christy Moore, (btw, brilliant idea wit Moving Hearts ) how about Chieftains ?
and - closer to FC
how about Dan Ar Braz and his Celtic project on Thursday evening ? With Excalibur II coming sometime later this year, this would make a nice place for for Simon, Peggy and Gerry to appear onThursday.

Good to hear about Excalibur II (any more info / website yet? - best start a new thread though!), but they looked at bringing some or all of Excalibur I over - and the costs were prohibitive.

Sadly, the L'Héritage des Celtes project has now finished and Dan's website makes it clear that there will be no more gigs. 

So no Excalibur II....?

PL - where did you get that info from? Tony - do you know anything?

There will be no more L'Héritage des Celtes gigs.  Dan will still play with friends.  Nothing to do with Excalibur II

The link should be. . .

www.rte.ie/tv/othervoices/archive.html

My usual requests for Cropredy are :-

Great Big Sea and a Jack the Lad reunion.

Most realistic  The Duncan McFarlane Band

Tull? Decrepit?  Never!!!!!
I'd love to see Tull again!!
Tull, Levellers, Horslips, SftBH, we're talking Line up from Heaven now ;D

mIc

SftBH, Duncan McFarlane Band, Cave and Leatherats all make it onto my wish for Cropredy "newbies".

Shows of Hands, Little Johnny England and ColvinQuarmby, for the "old-hands".

So I was told yesterday, by a man walking his dogs, The Mighty Firebirds are already booked for 2007.

Jules  :)

Hi Folks

I'd like to see on the Cropredy stage for 2007 the Bully Wee Band

are magna carta still performing does any one know? If they are then may be them as well.

Rex

Howabout the Humblebums reform for one day....? ;D

Cave!!!!! How could I have forgotten them :-X   Pure oversight, they'd be great for Cropredy ;D ;D

Mic

Mighty Firebirds? I seem to remember them being ok but not worthy of a repeat. How does this happen when there are so many other bands who would do anything for an appearance?!

Has anyone suggested an acoustic Mike Peters for the pre-Fairport slot on Saturday yet?

There seemed to be a few Alarm t-shirts around at Cropredy, and I was 'accosted' a couple of times by Alarm fans on Thursday whilst wearing my 45prm t-shirt!

Dream nights for me. . .

Thursday night - Oysterband
Friday Night - Jethro Tull
Saturday - Show of Hands, followed by a very long Fairport set, including guest appearances by Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, James Taylor and Robert Plant.

Then I could die happy.

http://home.hetnet.nl/~f2hhansbelde/Home%20page/Dates.htm#10  Yes, but Holland seems the place to be if you're a Magna Carta fan :-)

get cheap trick in for the friday night
 who could possibly not want that?

Uiscedwr, Isambarde, Tim van Eyken.

That's about as good as it gets for fresh, innovative young talent, all intent on giving the tradition a good shaking.

Has Karine Polwart ever played Croppers?

But for those of us who didn't have the chance to see them in their heyday it is still lovely – though do take your point.
(In fact I had a friend who loved them and could've easily seen them 10 years before I ever did so all my own fault)

Some new bands would be nice too in the afternoons...

Anyone for Kate Rusby? :D
johnnysaint

Oh just the usual suggestions, The Paperboys, Spirit of the West, Cornell Hurd...here's a thing though, why not combine the retro seventies vibe with the prog sensibilities and have The Sensational Alex Harvey Band fronted by Fish-out-of-Marillion?

Steve Earle for Friday night? Then we could have Mrs Earle (Alison Moorer ) as well.

Wouldn't that be something [Drooling Smiley]

Cool bananas.  Drugless high.  Show of Hands deffo.  Can we slip in the Saw Doctors for good measure?

cheap trick

I wish they would get away form the 'chicken in a basket' headliners for THursday/Friday next year, when you could have people like Great Big Sea, Bellowhead, Eliza Carthy, or some of the NuFolk stuff like Tunng.


Of course its likely to be Tommo and two doses of Fairport if were lucky  ;D

So I guess you want Cheap Trick then Jim.  ;)

Actually that's a great idea - They are a superb live band, and everyone would go home with a plectrum.  :D

I'd like David Hughes, please   8)

flanked by Spencer Cozens, Dave Mattacks, Gerry Conway, Alan Thomson, Helen Watson, Chris While, and Jacquie McShee

 :)  :)

How about Ed Alleyne-Johnson ??

A one-man electric orchestra (with just one electric violin, no overdubs, or second takes !!).

Double CD 'Echoes' has all the great rock covers. Check it out on www.muntfish.com/alleyne-johnson/echoes.php (http://www.muntfish.com/alleyne-johnson/echoes.php)

Available for £9.99 from CD101.com

Dave Pegg (I think -it was definitely one of the Fairporters) mentioned in the programme that they had been recording it.  can't be more definite - my programme is in England and I'm back in Africa.

Now I haven't gone back through the 97 odd volumes of this thread - so if my suggestions are repeats - just ignore it - you lot usually do anyway ( maybe it's the accent..)

Waterboys - a must for the Friday night, but only if Mike has stopped looking up his own ar*e and has gone Celtic again.

Hayseed Dixie - that middle of sat afternoon slot when we need a lift.

John Martyn again - and 2008, and 2009

john Kirkpatrick

The Pipes and Drums of the Field Marshall Montgomery Memorial pipe band - well., they're a hell of a sight better than King Digestive

The Papa George band

Yes - Thursday night headline

And beer at the same price it was 40 years ago...........................

How about this then?

Thursday night - Old Crow Medicine Show or KT Tunstall

Friday Night - John Tams and Barry Moore (saw them at Cambridge this year and liked what I heard)

Saturday - Hayseed Dixie, The Big Yin (but would he stoop to our level)  ??? and Fairport doing there personal favorite tracks.

and please no Ralph McTell IMHO great song writer, but could leave the singing to others.

The Blackburn Peoples Choir.  Seriously. They're seriously good and have just played a world music festival in Sweden.

I have arranged precisely this line up..... so get on with it

You forgot John Martyn, Jack. Don't die yet!

Fantastic. Good idea, my Midlothianness!

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Good line up - but who's this Hughes bloke?

Boo Hewerdine, Colvin Quarmby, Eddie Reader, John Tams and Barry Coope singing "Lay Me Low" ;D they would be in my dream line up!

Christy bloody Moore!

Any day, I don't mind.

With Steve's marital record do you really think they'll still be an item in a year's time??
His alimony payments to the 6 previous Mrs Earles are keeping rural Tennessee's economy afloat!

To throw some laid-back, BRITISH, blues into the works: Eddie Martin.

To fill the 'Who He?' slot: Jinder.  Absolutely mind-blowing (in my case, just a small explosion) talent in the form of a Fine Young Man from the south-west. (He used to live near Cropredy and the sounds he heard then helped to develop his musical interests.)

Friday night headliners: Dixie Chicks!!!!!!  Yeeeeeeee-harrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!  Failing that, La Bottaine Souriante.

Do you mean Barry Coope? If not, who is Barry Moore? :-)


Not sure if he has,m, unfortunately - but they get a vote from my better half!


Are they still together? Bloody good band in the past (Blues / RnB) but I thought he was solo these days?

Vot against for Yes - sorry, they'd bore most to tears these days.

Yes would mean an early night I'm afraid. Boring dinosaurs with ludicrous lyrics

The Big Yin himself turned up to tell a half hours worth of jokes before FC took the stage on the Saturday night in around 1987 or 1988.

Remember it well !

 :)

I'm sure he would come back if invited !

what about that group with this bloke?

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I'll second either of those two !!

 :) :)

What on earth .... ??!!

I thought John Otway's double-ended guitar was good fun - but that one takes the prize !

Perhaps Pat Metheny might pop along and give us a tune on his new toy (see http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/om23350.html)



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Good grief :o how long do you give before it self distructs ::)

Isn't that FC 'sixth member' Rob Braviner? looks like 'im....

That is quite possibly the most insane thing I've ever seen :o

Haven't listened to Metheny for years... Thankyou  :D

So, is there a DVD available ???  I have to see that thing being fondled  :o

Good call, but not sure a one-man instrumental set is ideal for a festival. He has said he'd like to play. 
There was a thread on him some time in the last year. The last I saw him he was busking in Bold St, Liverpool and that was a couple of years ago.
Hang on, there's video of him busking in Chester on youtube but you probably already knew that!

Chris

well, maybe I was assuming/hoping for too much.
In this year`s programme booklet Peggy wrote

"I`m writing these words on the terrace of Martin Barre`s Presshouse Studio.
Simon, Gerry and myself are down here in glorious Devon, working on the follow-up project to Excalibur, which the French producer Alan Simon is putting together.
It`s going really well, so look out for it`s Nov 155th release on EMI."

and then in Gerry`s bit on could read
"Here is the news: Simon, Peggy and myself have just returned from Presshouse Studios in Devon after recording 8 tracks  for the Excalibur 2 project, one with Jacqui McShee
.....
and we are looking forward to going to the Midem festival in Cannes next January 2007 to preview the new show"

So at least this looks like a new CD, not sure about any DVD plans.

Well, so there^s still hope I guess.
If not the L`Heritage Des Celts line up we might have a homeopathic version of it on Thursday night, Dan AR Braz, Jacqui McShee the chaps,  and one or two others.

At the very least, it is a reason to be looking forward to Nov.

Cheers
Peter
 

At the risk of being accused of being a sad tw*t I feel I must point out, there are at the time of writing only 5 ex-Mrs Steve Earles, although he has married one of them twice so I can see where the confusion might arise.  ::)

That must have been tough. Here's the view from said terrace.

Back on topic, Steve Earle, top idea.



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Jeez wouldn't that be fantastic? About as much chance as fly in the air... Add in Dolores Keane and you'd really be talking!

Well - Planxty did reform last year ( and were bloody brilliant as well ) - now there would be a storming gig........Planxty at Cropredy !!

I may be alone in this, but I prefer him solo.

SETH LAKEMAN!!!!!!!!!

He's just performed 3 songs in Borders (Bournemouth) - freedom fields is a fantastic record, and I predict great things for him......

I second (or third) the Christy Moore suggestion.

Cheers

Adam

Sad but true. I've seen Tull numerous more times than I care to remember, but the songs they played at Cropredy '04 with the current line-up were a big disappointment. Dare I say, lifeless and bland?

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I'd love to see Leo Kottke or Doc Watson do a set. Probably a late Saturday afternoon slot.

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I second that.  Seth on record is excellent, but live he is something very special.  Passionate, urgent and exciting, allied to great musicianship - and the band is great too.

Friday night needs a stonking good band as headline and there have been some great ones over the years. My personal favourites would include the Saw Docs, Lindisfarne and the fantastic Lenningrad Cowboys.

Anyone for the Waterboys???

Blinding set at Trowbridge this year!!

If only  ::)   Good, wasn't it  ;D

3 Daft Monkeys please!

As everyone else seems to be having a go:

Thursday:
Nic Jones (he might be persuaded, he's got a new CD coming out)
Savoy Brown (with excellent guitarist Kim Simmonds - yes they are still going)
Bagad Kemper (in the absence of Heritage des Celtes the next best thing)
Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation (saw them in Bordeaux and they were brilliant)

Friday:
John Tams
Mara! (last at Cropredy in 1987, so a 20th anniversary appearance)
Steve Gibbons Band (not the Dylan Project, but the original SGB, who were great live)
Richard Thompson Band

Saturday:
Pentangle (fully re-formed)
Richie Havens (would be great to see live)
Bellowhead
Fairport Convention.

The great thing is that this line-up could actually happen!
I have already bought a lottery ticket for Saturday, so could be on the 'phone to agents Monday morning.  :) :) :)

KeithP

Oh no it couldn't.  Unfortunately.  There's precisely NO chance of getting Danny playing with Pentangle again.  And I doubt Terry has even got a drum kit any more....

Headlines: Runrig, Waterboys, Levellers (here we go again...), umm - you'd need a 4-day festival mind...

Others I'd like to see wherever/whenever...
Isambarde; Kate Rusby; Nickel Creek; Capercaillie; Christy Moore - not seen him live and just discovering his poetry; wouldn't mind Tull back, but it may be a bit soon; June Tabor?  Only know one song but that's pretty good; Dixie Chicks; Hayseed Dixie; too many more to even remember...

Like your style!

                                                  Cheap Trick

Good suggestions Mobes...

Saw Leo Kottke at the Union Chapel a few years ago and he was awesome

Doc Watson... if only ! - and to top that billing off how about Leon Hunt supporting him - now THAT would be something  ;D

I'm outstandingly jealous that you saw Leo Kottke. He never seems to tour outside the US (although he tours pretty much constantly over there) He was responsible for me learning to play guitar and has had a massive influence on my playing. I played Stealing and Fisherman at a local open mic night a few months back and it went down a storm. If you ever hear of him playing over here (or in Europe) please let me know - I'd be heartbroken to hear that he'd played here and I'd missed him.

Doc Watson and Leon Hunt - If only, indeed!

Tommy Emmanuel and Buster B Jones are two others I would love to see a Cropredy. There's always the chance that Tommy would play - His daughter lives over here and he spends a lot of time in the UK. I don't think I've ever seen a performer enjoy himself onstage quite as much as him.

Time to bombard Peggy with requests methinks! ;)

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...and of course, then there's Albert Lee...

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... with Jerry Douglas knocking about on stage as well ?????  ;D

...and Ricky Skaggs doing his mandolin thing  ;D

Maybe Albert could teach Ricky how to play Country Boy properly while they're up there!   ::)

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and Rick Nielsen with his 98 guitars showing them how middle aged blokes can rock ;D

Have you seen Jethro Tull's 'rider'?  :o :o

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/tull/tull1.html

All seven pages of it.  :o

No, I don't think the budget will stretch to Tull.  :P

Peel

Heavens!! :o :o

That is amazing.........

I'll just make a copy of that just for future reference, you understand....

I'm sure Roy and hayley could look after it

This part in the Tull rider was quite cool:

"All edible leftover food should go to local soup kitchens or shelters, or alternatively, in North America, call "Rock and Wrap It Up" for collection."

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I quite like the idea of a whole day of 'looking to the future' type stuff, just bought the new CD by 'The Devil's Interval' blimey there certainly is a LOAD of great new talent out there. Tim Van Eyken's CD is excellent (As I have already said) and with Oliver Knight on guitar it has that rocking edge some of us crave!

Karnataka would be great on any day.

Sally

i wouldnt mind that yankee band with bun e carlos on drums.....cant just think of the name

Oh, for ****'s sake, what happened to "Amps, KFC, and make sure the monitor engineer has enough coke to keep him awake for at least the first set"? And that's only page fourteen? And thanks for the final item - if sign language interpreters are provided, please position them away from the stage as they can be a distraction. Not as much a distraction as all the people in front of the stage shouting "get off you dull old hippies", surely?

What a great website.

Lots of reading up on other bands for those dark winter evenings (which are fast approaching I fear !)

Blimey!! Look at what Paul McCartney wants!!  :o

Up his own a**e or what!!!

The Foo Fighters one is funny!

Is that Roy and Hayley from Coronation Street or Roy and Hayley from The Archers?  ;)

As many ex Fairport members as possible - it would be great to have RT, Swarb and Maartin Allcock all on the stage at the same time

Other acts I'll like to see at Cropredy:
Blackmore's Night
Seth Lakeman
Fiddlers Bid
Colvin Quarmby (return booking!)
Martyn Joseph

Sandalfoot, I also have a weakness for Blackmore's Night, despite the fact that they occassionally slip into (unintentional?) parody and end up sounding like Balkan Eurovision entries of yesteryear. I imagine they would be too expensive for Cropredy though. Since I saw them a few years back (in Reading Town Hall!) they seem to play only in German castles. Start building the backdrop now...

Bellowhead were excellent at WOMAD this year. Not sure about some of their material, but they are very entertaining.

I was at that gig too!.....
Trouble is, they reserve the front few rows at each gig for punters dressed up in their preferred garb....can you imagine them trying that on at Cropredy???....

As you say, almost certainly too erxpensive for Cropredy.

At this year's Beautiful Days, the Levellers announced a Masked Ball and asked everyone to wear a mask for their final set. Pretty much everyone did. It was quite an amazing sight!  8)

So anything's possible...

Cheers

Nick

You know they are on at the Citadel on Sat 18th November?


It's beginning to BE one a bit of one now Jim - however, would love to see them myself!

How about Eric Bogle, although I think it's his "Summer Off" from the UK next year.

In terms of "younger" artists, Can I suggest the Peatbog Faeries, an excellent mix of scottish folk with a cracking rythm section!

Saw Doctors would be a great party band for Friday night plus Spooky Mens Chorale, Ben Murray & Rosie Doonan in fact the Doonan Family Band is very entertaining too...

After last nights exploits, Half Man Half Biscuit for the Saturday afternoon slot!!!!

I agree on the idea of having a set each day...each with 'special' guests.. and while i'm on the fantasy thread, i'd personally love to hear Judy,Christine, and Vikki all together, imagine... a monster version of 'Sloth' with Richard flaying the fretboard !  8)

I know a band that would go down a treat... wouldn't have to travel far either  ::)



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I thought they lived in Brighton now rather than Oxford (if its the same band)

Wainwrights Rufus, Martha and Loudon
Earl Okin
Family Mahone
Bellowhead
and Fairport featuring mamajude

all at the same time, with the Irish dancing girls, and giant wooden emu puppets, and free beer for anyone wearing a fez/tiara, and wall-to-wall sunshine, and if Rufus wanted to crowd surf in the noddy then that would be fine too

let's make it happen people

The SPOOKEY MENS CHORALE  I saw these guys four times at Towersey and they are extremeley talanted and excruciatingly funny in a testosterone loaded way...line from one of their songs..

               " We are the spooky men
                We dream of mastadons
                Practice mysterious handshakes
                And we can grow beards if we want to.."

Another of their songs titled "Don't stand between a man and his Tool" reminded me so much of Cocker and his shed.  Check them out at
                 www.spookymen.com

Listen to the latest show on the Brolly for the definative answer!

Jules  :)

Embarrassing  :-[

The pictures don't show up on a Blackberry, so I couldn't see who you were talking about, Stu.

Cave.

Mr Care generally seems to be in the vicinity on Cropredy weekends, Mr Fletcher similarly and if they we able to join the band we would be in for a real treat.

The band  are regularly seen on festival stages around the country and their Kick-Up-The-Pants style would be enjoyed by many I reckon.

I saw Cave at Middlewich this year, with Simon, and they were brilliant, and I agree with Stuart (and others here) they really would go down well at Cropredy :)

Oh yes, I might have mentioned it before but, So would Songs from the Blue House!!!! ;D ;D


Mic {:-)

They did a good job at Cornbury didn't they Mix  8)

Absolutely Stuart!!!!!
Worthy of Main Stage anywhere ;D

Mic {:-)

My fantasy line up :
Thursday :
Local band
Thea  Gilmore
Donna The Buffalo
Oysterband

Friday :
Mrs Ackroyd Band
Mungo Jerry
Chris & Julie
Little Johnny England
Alison Moorer
Liege & Lief
Steve Earle & the Dukes

Saturday :
Richard Digance
Family Mahone
Bright Eyes
Proclaimers
Paul Brady
FC with surprise guest Ray Davies

Only slightly expensive !

Absolutely.  I'm just listening to a recording of Steve & The Bluegrass Dukes (feat Pete Rowan on a couple of tracks) from a festival in Denmark last weekend and they are SUPERB.  Would work well at Cropredy.

Interesting to see Donna the Buffalo in there...  Personally I'd love to see one of the bluegrass (detect a theme here anyone?!) influenced Jam Bands up there - String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band or my current fave, Railroad Earth.....

Don't know what happened there - it won't let me write c****e! - you know that well known dairy product well liked by Mice.  Odd!!

How about Juliet Turner - oirish songstrel.  Think she would go down quite well.

You just aren't allowed to say c****e around here.  It's the law!

or L-Y-C-R-A, or C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S, or B-I-T-C-H,   don't ask ;D

This bunch? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GThUGpytMw They don't stand a chance.

Bloody weirdo's ;D

Ummmm - not the best 'shop window' for a band I've ever seen...

The software for the board is american, so I've been told, and B-I-T-C-H is apparently considered a little derogatory in them they parts :D

I slapped by bitch in L***a and sent her some cheese for Christmas.  sorry folks.....someone had to do it ;D

Hmm? maybe, maybe not, but the Band is brilliant!!!!!!!   ;D ;D ;D

Mic

Gotta agree with mix, it didn't do SftBH any credit. I had a look at melanie safka on you tube earlier this evening, and it seems she's still doing the rounds. One woman and a guitar. any chance for croppers next year?

Now.... if you coud get Melanie and The Wurzels, what a coup ;D ;D

Mic

Mix....please don't do this to me ;D
     I still prefer the old cropredy format of having a comedy act as a warm up to fairports set (billy connoly). Fairport kicking off at 8pm and then some class act (roy wood) during the interval.

Aww Vince, yer a spoilsport....it'd be fun ;D ;D 

Mic ;)

Hayseed dixie as opposed to the wurzels....now there's an option!! :D

Oh I'd go for Hayseed Dixie anytime, they were the Highlight of The Acoustic Festival of Britain for me ;D ;D

Mic {:-)

Show of Hands please.

Yes to that Mick ;D  Phil They were great last time ;D ;D


Mic {:-)
err? how many days are we planning for.... week was it ;)

Cropredy 40th week long bash, Monday to Sunday, bands everyday! 3 days of FC....

Now that's an idea ;D ;D

Mic {:-)

A different era for each FC night, Thompson headling a night, maybe Show of Hands another, Tull, Waterboys, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Albion Band, I could go on....

ABSO FLIPPIN' LUTELY!

Pretty please! ::)

I'm going to need a deluxe tent for that, with facilities ;)

Mic {:-)

I know I am 16 pages (not Jimmy but Hey!) late and I can't be bothered to read them all so if i am duplicating i apologise but Billy Bragg, Dick Gaughan and Rot Harper would make a good left side. I would avoid Chumbawumba at all cost cos the are (at least one) Nutters!

Sorry

Err? Chumbawumba Nutter reporting for duty :o :o

Mic - absolutely Nuts ;D

Yes, Hayseed Dixie would be ideal for cropredy ,Jamesc

you lot seem awfully keen on folk
if i'm to go then i wat a fair bit of rock
 something with a bit of zing, crowd pleasers, a good show and no prog(remember Moistly Awful)
dr feelgood and cheap trick would be nice you can have a couple of folkies in order to get to the bogs and the bar
i wouldnt mind a bit of bluegrass though , how about the Del McCoury band or is it the bluegrass season in the states about that time?
 feeder are good, they would do a decent turn

Saw Steve Earle and Del McCoury some years ago reasonable gig Steve Earle would certainly be appreciated

Based on this morning's listening, I reckon Keb' Mo' would be a great guest for Saturday afternoon.

Hayseed Dixie cover both the bluegrass & the rock requirement - So bring 'em on!

I thought Shameless Quo were great as the Friday openers this year, so on a similar theme how about getting the fantastic Limehouse Lizzy to kick-off Friday's proceedings.  (They even 'do' a slightly folkie song in 'Black Rose').

so did lizzy it was their chance to do some heavy duty jigging
byw did shameless quo do "Roadhouse blues" complete with jigging interval as quo used(still do?) to do it
a bit of heavy rockin' jiggery always goes down well

I Have A funny Feeling P.J and Peggy will be there next year. Also the Albion Band, The G.Ps, Robert Plant, Tarrass, Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson and Danny Thompson and The Jerry Donahue Band. Also of Course, Richard Digance and Fairport Convention.

Yours fairportilly, the Kascadekid  :) ;) 8) :D

I've just recovered from the Ross Cider Festval.

One of the bands they had was The Blackfoots - an English version of Hayseed Dixie. I thought they were great - but had already had one or two ciders by then ;)

Great versions of Don't Cha by the Pussycat Dolls & Pretty Vacant by the Sex Pistols.

Have a look at http://www.theblackfoots.co.uk/

An idea for the "novelty act" spot??  Probably cheaper than Hayseed Dixie as well!!

Roy Harper with orchestra, then he needs to revive Trigger and ask along Dave Gilmour and Jimmy Page.

However they should take Friday evening for a stroll through Ashley's influence on folk rock, now that would be something to see.

If you want a novelty act, then you can't do better than The Boxhedge Clippers.

Jules

Right, that's it - I'm working on a SftBH showcase special, rip 'em off and sell them, Youtube extravaganza.

You'll never see a guitar solo like that again, I tell ya :D

wholeheartedly agree jules

But PLEASE without long rambling commentaries between songs. Just rip through the repertoire.

Ashley is one bloke I'm happy to listen to - he is a marvellous music historian who brings new colour to songs in his explanations on a par with Martin Carthy.

Me too, I love Ashley's commentaries :)
and I could listen to his beautiful speaking voice for hours :)

Mic

Maybe we can have a MOrris On evening, capped by Van the Man? ;D

You'll be lucky to get any words out of him.

That would be Big Brother & the Holding Company then..... :-)

Currently on tour in the UK, I only learned yesterday that Jerry is playing with them. Last gig tonight in Telford undortunately....

Oh no where in Telford Chris? I haven't seen anything about this!!!!

ahhh you mean the telford place in Chester don't you? Not Telford Shropshire! :( :(

Correct. Chester.

Sorry - naturally, I thought Telford's Warehouse was in Telf.....

or it could be the Country Blues Band  ( Jerry Donahue ,Garry Fletcher,Clive Bunker) who backed Linda Gail Lewis at Colne R&B over the bank holiday, Big Brother and the Holding Company were on the same bill.

Nope - Jerry was actually playing as the guitarist in BB&THC.  It seems a bit of a bizarre mix to me, but anyway...Unfortunately I didn't get to see them but a friend did and took some photos.  He's semi-pro ish so I just need to check he's ok about having them up here, but if he is I'll upload a couple of Jerry and Big Brother in Leeds.

Bit like the Huntingdon Hall in Worcester!

Not to mention the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry.

But back to the topic - what chances of an original line up reunion? Anyone know what happened to Shaun Frater?

Jackdaw

doesnt he run a successful carpet cleaning firm or somesuch in australia?

And Warwick University Arts Centre, which is also in Coventry and not in Warwick...
(Show of Hands!)

Australia - correct. But I'm pretty certain he' runs a removal company.... (http://www.frater.com.au/) !!!

Right then,
I can't be ars*d to trawl throught all of the previous posts - sorry all. And I *KNOW* this lot will have been proposed already so I apologise for repeating them but I dont apologise for being the first MikeC to propose them  :D ;D

So can we PLEASE have Helen, James, Shane, the twins  ;) ;) ;) and the rest of the Blue house  (and whoever plays with them in Aug 2007)

Well, we are looking for *proper groups* next year aren't we?


MikeC

He was also in an Aussie band called state secret
http://www.statesecret.com.au/archives/archive.htm

For which he reportedly drums up business.

Last weekend I went to the 'Off the Tracks' Festival which takes place near Castle Donington, Derbyshire. I saw a great band perform called David Longdon and the Magic Club. I thinkthey are really worth considering for Cropredy 2007, I believe David had performed at this years Shrewsbury Folk Festival also.

Oh dear! 

Indeed... what the feck d'you expect??? :)

suggested bands:

Horslips
Chieftains
Dubliners (easily the best band I have ever saw at Cropredy)
Levellers or Drunk In Public(you know it makes sense)
Ian Campbell Folk band (highly influential. Go on the 2 Dave's)
Robert Plant band
Planxty band / Bothy band / Moving Hearts
Wolftones (ah rebel music)
The Pogues

You've been looking through my iPod..... Add a solo set from your man Christy and you're there... I have seen The Pogues on their Brixton Christmas shows the past couple of years and they have been superb.

Cue Father Ted scenario:

Father Dougal: "The Dubliners - where were they from then Ted?"

Auto-mod gone haywire?

Christmas

The season of goodwill and cheer...

Christmas...

Where you bin, boy?    ;D ;D ;D ;D

You can't use the C-word, Jack. Not unless it's December, then you might get away with it.

By the way, you haven't tried to use the word **** have you?

I don't think he has. But I used the word ****, which is similar.