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Spotted - 1 February (again!) @ Tewkesbury Roses

Sunday 4 March - Northrepps Cottage, Cromer

see you there (again)...

11th Feb Marlowe Theatre Canterbury.

Apparently, the Cambridge Corn Exchange are advertising February 16th in the new flyer...

Not available yet >:( >:( maybe the middle of this week according to the box office ::)

Peggy's just stated in his Q&A that this tour will feature dates in Scotland 'north of the border'.

Fairfield Halls give 1st March in their upcomings

Roughly when do the winter dates get published?

Usually not until after the Autumn tour.

.....and, indeed, a four piece raid into Glasgow this very Friday.

Nice to see Scotland very definitely back on the agenda. 

This will be their second visit to the 'Dear Green Place' this year.  The first was at Celtic Connections in January when the five piece rocked the 500 standing punters whio were there.

Wednesday 14th February 2007 8:00PM at The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes. tickets now on sale at £21.50

http://www.stables.org/

Now how about Northampton and Oxford

So, that's Valentine's Day sorted then.  Thanks chaps  :)

Ah! But will there be any Welsh dates ???

There's an old Albion Band song called "Welsh girls come over the border" ;D

I will probably have to, Malcolm ;D {:-)

Found a new date for the winter tour Friday February 2nd  The Brook, Southampton

That's a good place. Wendy, Issy, Richard and I went there a year or so back.

THe FC email newsletter just delivered confirms the tour starts on Feb 1st in Tewkesbury and culminates in a 40th birthday party somewhere in Chipping Norton on March 11th.

Is the latter a gig, or a private party?

THe newsletter says
"2007 Winter Tour!
Keep your eyes peeled for news of the Full Band's annual excursion - this
time starting February 1st in Tewkesbury running through to a party night in
Chipping Norton March 11th. More later....."

I doubt they'd be telling us about a private party....hope it's not in the theatre, as it doesn't hold very many. Town Hall would be better....

For which tickets are now on sale! http://www.wegottickets.com/event/13432 (http://www.wegottickets.com/event/13432)

Leamington Spa - Fri 9th Feb 7.30pm

Tickets on sale 6th November

Shrewsbury Music Hall - 7th Feb - on sale & selling well already!

Croydon, Fairfield Halls - 1st March....St Davids Day, isn't it?

Weston-super-Mare, Playhouse - 27th Feb

http://www.theplayhouse.co.uk/latest+news/spring+season+2007.asp (http://www.theplayhouse.co.uk/latest+news/spring+season+2007.asp)

Has nobody noticed the update on the website???

End of the guessing game ;)

But that takes the fun out of it!

I am a total spoil sport. Here are the details from http://www.fairportconvention.com/gigs.htm .
We can still wonder about Birmingham and Chipping Norton.

Fairport Convention – Winter Tour 2007
 
Our special guests on the Winter Tour will be Tiny Tin Lady
 We shall have extra special guests at our Birmingham concert
FEBRUARY
  Date Location Venue  Contact
  1   Tewkesbury   Roses Theatre   01608 295074
  2   Southampton   The Brook   02380 555366
  3   Basingstoke   The Anvil   01256 844244
  4   Dorking   Dorking Halls   01308 881717
  6   Worthing   Pavilion   01903 206206
  7   Shrewsbury   Music Hall   01743 281281
  8   Tunbridge Wells   Assembly Hall   01892 530613
  9   Leamington   Spa centre   01926 334418
  10   High Wycombe   The Swan   01494 512000
  11   Canterbury   The Marlowe   01227 787787
  13   Lincoln   Drill Hall   01522 873894
  14   Milton Keynes   The stables   01908 280800
  15   Northampton   Derngate   01604 624811
  16   Cambridge   Corn Exchange   01223 357851
  17   Birmingham   Symphony Hall   0121 780 3333
  18   Yeovil   Octagon Theatre   01935 422884
  20   Burnley   Mechanics   01282 664400
  21   Leeds   City Varieties   0113 243 0808
  22   Chesterfield   Winding Wheel   01246 345334
  23   Berwick-on-Tweed   The Maltings   01289 330999
  24   Glasgow   The Garage   0141 204 5151
  25   Edinburgh   Queens Hall   0131 668 2019
  27   Weston-super-Mare   Playhouse   01934 645544
  28   Salisbury   City Hall   01722 434434
     
  MARCH
  1   Croydon   Fairfield Halls   0208 688 9291
  2   Peterborough   The Cresset   01733 265705
  3    Cardiff   St David's Hall   02920 878444
  4   Cromer   Pavilion Theatre   01263 512495
  6   St Albans   Arena   01727 844488
  7   Huddersfield   Lawrence Batley Theatre   01484 430528
  8   Southport   Arts Centre   01704 540011
  9   Preston   Guildhall   01772 258858
  10   London   ICA Roots & Shoots   0207 930 3647
  11   Chipping Norton   (details TBC)

The tour flyers were out atChipping Norton tonight, henbce the announcement.

It's paaarty night at Chipping Norton, and the tickets won't be cheap....

Now, that could really be fun!

At first glance for me - at least 11, with a possibility of a dozen.

Tewkesbury, Leamington, Wycombe, Birmingham, Chesterfield, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Croydon, Cardiff, London & Chipping Norton.

And possibly Southampton too....

Barring divine intervention the Winter Tour will be the same as the Autumn Tour for me,
zero!

Mic

James Aldridge, listmaster from the Fairport emaiul list, put this map together....

(http://www.fclist.org/wintour07.png)

Why Chipping Norton for a party? It looks like a relatively small venue.

Because that's where Fairport HQ is.............. ;D

Tewkesbury or Brum for me - sadly not Chippy, as I'll be somewhere in the middle of the Namibian desert that night, on a Prince's Trust fundraising Challenge. 

That's got to be the best excuse for not attending...  ;)

I wonder if Steves Ashley and/or Winwood will be in the audience at Tewkesbury? 

Have just spoken to The Theatre at Chippy who are handling admin for the Town Hall gig on 11 March - they advise that bookings will not open until the New Year.

We usually go to Burnley for the Winter Tour but I've just noticed that Fairport are also playing Huddersfield and we can actually get there quicker than to Burnley!  (Plus we can avoid all the security searches as a result of Sir Bob attending the Burnley gig ;) ;D).

Is the Lawrence Batley Theatre a good venue?  Any information would be nice.

Ta!
Dunc

Think it will be Basingstoke for us again. 

For those of us who like Tiny Tin Lady (now with a lady fiddler), not only are they support for the Winter Tour, they are also:

12th November- Bury Met arts Centre supporting Fairport Convention
2nd December- Morcambe Platform Supporting the Dylan Project
10th December- Par Hall Supporting the Dylan Project
16th December- 100 Club London, Supporting The Dylan Project

A Welsh venue!

As the song goes............."Now be Thankful" ;D ;D ;D

Special guests at the Brum gig? Swarb? ;)

That would be my guess....

nothing in the east .......................again

Cromer? Cambridge? London? Lincoln?.....

But don't blame the band - if there's no promoter willing to take the risk & put them on close to you, it isn't the band's fault!

has he had a change of heart since Cropredy then?

Bejesus, hasn't the poor bloke had enough organs transplanted already?  ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Just announced - the guest extras at Birmingham will be Show of Hands, possibly performing a rare set before the Royal Albert Hall show at Easter.

Well lets hope the new album is up to scratch then as they certainly have some opposition in Witness. Not to mention a seriously good songwriter.

Official site announcement that B'ham Symphony Hall tickets are now on sale with special guests being Show of Hands.

Woo, and if I may make so bold, hoo!!

Jackdaw

Tickets already on sale for the Brum Symphony Hall gig

How much are the tix Martin please??

(That's if you know of course)

£17.50 (online at least) http://www.necgroup.co.uk/visitor/whatson/DisplayWhatsOn.asp?i=5314&v=SYM&p=5

Thank you David  :D

Who´s coming to Birmingham? And where can we meet before the show?

Me!!  ;D ;D ;D
There is a pub near Symphony Hall, will reoprt back with details

There is a good real ale pub very close to the BSH called The Prince of Wales. It's in Cambridge Street, close to the multi story car park.
 http://www.birminghamcamra.org.uk/Articles/Prince_of_Wales.htm (http://www.birminghamcamra.org.uk/Articles/Prince_of_Wales.htm)

JUst booked a pair of front row seats....they charge £2 to mail them out....

Looks like they are going fairly fast - I've just booked and got a BB.

The box office mark up on the ticket price is better than some theatres - a local theatre charged added some £6.50 to a "£17" ticket for the privileges of making an order and doing so over the web. I felt ripped off.

Errrr.....that's second row from the *front*, Adrian!
The first three rows are AA, BB & CC.

I think he means bed and breakfast.

Paul

I have FF.

I'll be there...  about the fifth row from the front!! ;D ;D

This will be the first time I haven't seen the chaps on either the autumn or winter tour since my first Cropredy back in 2004 :'( :'(

But I'll look forward to reading the reviews  :)   Have great times y'all ;D

mic

Yes, I know where BB is (I could just make out the lettering on the floor plan). My point was that all the AA (very front) seats have already gone.

The stage is quite high here too...

Symphony Hall isn't a venue where I would want to be on the front row. For me either 7 or 8 rows back, or even the frony of the first circle is good.

Jackdaw

Cambridge tickets have finally gone on sale.

They appear to have seated the whole venue this year. Online booking here (http://tinyurl.com/ykt4su)

Just booked mine for Brum ;)

Tickets for Huddersfield go on sale sometime this week, I understand

'Morning gang.Tickets for Chesterfield came on sale on Saturday.Still first row tickets left as at this morning.
Tried to find out when Peterboro' tickets come on sale only to be told the chaps hadn't signed the contract yet! Whoops!

Thanks Neil.. I'll book them NOW!!

BOOKED ;D ;D

Leeds tickets on sale next Monday

Croydon already on sale

That was so fast!

Tickets are booked for this venue - not been here before but the lure of show of hands did it for me!!!!

If only my geography teacher looked like this!!!

Flight booked for Birmingham  ;D

That Diana, eh! She'll be another one of those Show Of Hands fans then.

Just noticed, there's a couple of Front row seats for the Birmingham gig up at www.ebay.co.uk

Item number 130047612693

Buy it Now for £69.00

It's not me - honest!

Blimey, I would rather sit a bit futher back and pay £18.00 or whatever it is....   ;D

Cardiff tickets for March 3rd will be on sale at the beginning of December {:-)

And as far as the Brum gig is concerned the chances of Fairport completely selling out Symphony Hall are pretty slim. I've always been able to get tickets on the night when they've played there in the past.

Jackdaw

Just been onto the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield and the tickets for there are going on sale this Friday.

Just got the brochure from St Albans.

The notes say that the new album was provisionally called 4X. I suppose in 20 years time it could be 6X ;D

Booking today.

SAys that in the Anvil brochure too....

I'm not even going to comment.

Swifly back on topic, the London ICA gig is on sale here (http://www.ica.org.uk/?lid=12656)

Oh, and it's a standing gig.... ;D

Apparently the sound quality is better nearer the back at Symphony Hall - it looks massive though - you'd hardly be able to see!!

Just called St David's Hall to book a ticket. Booking is open on the 11th of December unless you are a "friend" of St David's Hall, when it opens on the 4th. I was given the wrong information in the first place! Grrrrrrr >:(

I've ordered my tickets for the 10th Feb in High Wycombe;last year we went to Basingstoke, but The Swan in Wycombe accepts theatre tokens, so I can finally use up a Christmas present from last year - and treat myself to the most expensive seats!

After two days of listening to engaged tones I have finally managed to get through to the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury and then a wait of 15 minutes in "the queue" before I finally managed to buy our tickets to see the Chaps......but, I know it shall be worth it ;D

Panto season is a b*gger isn't it?   ;)

There was me thinking they all wanted tickets to see the chaps :o

Just bought my ticket for St David's Hall gig on March 3rd. <simon> <ric> <chris> {:-)

Having a trip over to Brum on Saturady to get my ticket.  Combine "worthwhile" shopping with the crimbo version!  ;)

What's The Brook (Southampton) like as a venue? The fact that you park over the road in an industrial estate is putting me off somewhat....

Thanks

Adam

Cardiff ticket arrived today. Middle of the second row in the stalls. ;D

WOW.. that's a good seat!!

Anyone going to Cromer?  
If so, any idea if its actually at the Pavilion Theatre (the Pier in March!!!!!!) or at Northrepps Cottage (just outside Cromer) ?
Its actually on my birthday :D and as my big sis has a house in Cromer....... ;D  I feel I just have to go - even from Somerset!
Happy Christmas all. [;-)

It says Pavilion theatre on the flier.

Tickets now on sale for:
March 11 Chipping Norton Town Hall 01608 642350
The booking office think it is standing.

WAY HAY YIPPEE YEEHAW  ;D ;D

guess who's going to Chippy?  ;D ;D

thank you Adrian for helping me out with the tkt order!!! :-*

OMG I forgot to get them - will hot-foot it to St David's Hall tomorrow

See you there Gower!  {:-)

Interesting - the lady that I booked mine through was under the impression that it was unreserved seating....

Spot the cock up here:

http://www.theplayhouse.co.uk/events/022007/fairport+convention.asp

Jackdaw  ;)

Superb  ;D

Thought they'd dropped Matty  ;) ;D

You never know it might be a double bill  :D

Apparently Lindisfarne's version of Meet on the Ledge is very good.

And there's been:

Fog Over the River Ash
Lady Eleanor has got it together with Lord Marlborough

and

We All Woodworm Swing Together

Jackdaw  ;D

The bloke did sound a bit unsure. I expect she is right.

The ticket arrived today - just says 'Unreserved' Ticket No. 14.....

Perhaps they think you are a bit brash ?

 ;)

Why are you whispering ?

Wait and see  ;)

At a guess, it may have something to do with Barry not having graced a Fairport gig for awhile. . .I could be wrong.

Just booked for FC at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury on Sunday 11th February.

Any other TAWers going ?

Apologies if I have missed previous correspondence on this venue !

Yep - I'll be there  :o

You'll recognise me by my spout then !  ;)

Such a teasmade  :)

I've decided to give Burnley a miss this year. Last year they layed the front of the auditorium out with tables and chairs, as though it was a pub or something, and although there would have been plenty of space for all to sit, latecomers like me had to stand around the edges, which was a pain.
Happily, this time the band are visiting Preston Guildhall, where there will be plenty of seats, although it may well be less intimate. So, that's where I'm going!

Don't think there's been any announcement on the website about the lads' new tourbus has there? [;-)

(http://www.deckchairproductions.co.uk/images/Fairport%2040th.jpg)

Good grief, if they are relying on that they will never make it past Adderbury. ;D ;D ;D

Beautiful to look at. Hell to own.

its bigger than the previa

Will they all fit in there??

Yes, Amy. They can carry up to as many as eight. In fact, at a push they could nearly all sleep in it (so long as they are good friends). Little tardis's they are.

Will all their equipment fit in too though?

On the roofrack! - The drums seem to already be there....

I don't think they will actually be using it, Amy.

The max speed is about 60mph going downhill with a following wind. Hills can be tricky to say the least. Six up with equipment and a deadline to meet would be asking for trouble. There are gears somewhere in the gearbox but it takes a brave man to find them. Double declutching is almost obligatory. 25 mpg is achievable I have been told. They also cost the earth.

They are the original chocolate fireguard, lovely to look at but totally impractical for a touring band.

And I really, really want one!!!!!!

Oh yes.. I  should have gone to Specsavers!

Hope all their gigbags are waterproof then!

I typed that before I saw sandy's post... how does it compare in size with your campervan Sandy?

About the same, as its a modern version. We can only carry four as we have fixed seats that make up the bed, but have had 6 in it 'socialising'

Anyway, way off topic now. Better think of something more appropriate?


I haven't booked anywhere yet but Chippy is a possiblity.

'Socialising' eh... sounds 'interesting'...  ;D ;)

Where would you recommend? Chipping Norton Camping and Caravanning Club is closed until 29 March.

I think it will be a case of driving home, Adrian.

Sandra

Thanks Sandra. There don't appear to be any caravan parks open close to Chipping Norton. Looks like I'll be creeping into Barnstones in the dead of night. At least I know where everything is there.

Just the two of us at Canterbury then - shall we see if we can get it moved to one of our front rooms ?

Don't panic...I'm an ex resident of the Canterbury / Whitstable / Herne Bay triangle and I can assure you of at least another 3 people who have told me they will be turning up...how about moving it to the pub just across the road from the theatre, then?   ;)

Me too....in the days of Caravan.

I know some going to that, and I haven't ruled out joining them either. Doesn't Angela & the boys usually frequent this one?

I believe they do, Chris :)

Yes, we shall be there, place wouldn't be the same without the background hum of Jacks snoring! ;)  Middle of row B.