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Title: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Brendan on October 12, 2008, 06:10:18 PM Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you?
I would have to plump for Matty Groves, for the high energy, story telling and adaptabilty of the track to improvisation, with meet on the ledge a close second. I would imagine, these two will feature heavily. I am just interested and am probably wrong! Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Poor Will (Bill) on October 12, 2008, 06:49:35 PM Like you, I'd have to include Matty Groves and Meet on the Ledge. Let's face it, you couldn't imagine a gig without them. How would you know it had finished!!
Other than those I'd have to go for Walk Awhile. Full House is my favourite Fairport album and I love hearing anything from it live, preferably by its original line up. The reason I'd go for Walk Awhile in particular is because I think it is the one Full House track which the current line up can do justice to. That means I don't have to wait for a Cropredy performance Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Neil on October 12, 2008, 06:55:21 PM Dirty Linen every time, musicality, energy just about all you ever need to know about folk rock.
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Sam on October 12, 2008, 07:54:21 PM Dirty linen for me too !
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to yo Post by: clive on October 12, 2008, 09:09:49 PM Come All Ye or Walk a While. I don't know why. They just sum up 15 - 20 000 people in a big field in Oxfordshire.
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Anji on October 12, 2008, 09:23:59 PM Hm
might be "Now Be Thankful" for me :D Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: davidmjs on October 12, 2008, 09:43:23 PM Hm might be "Now Be Thankful" for me :D Think I'd probably go for that as well, with a side vote for Sir Patrick Spens. But in the end if you ask the 'casual music fan' it's going to be Matty or MotL, isn't it.... Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Brendan on October 12, 2008, 10:06:01 PM Hm might be "Now Be Thankful" for me :D Think I'd probably go for that as well, with a side vote for Sir Patrick Spens. But in the end if you ask the 'casual music fan' it's going to be Matty or MotL, isn't it.... Oh no I think I might be casual, the shame of it. Should I have said Billy the Orphan Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: davidmjs on October 12, 2008, 10:09:12 PM Hm might be "Now Be Thankful" for me :D Think I'd probably go for that as well, with a side vote for Sir Patrick Spens. But in the end if you ask the 'casual music fan' it's going to be Matty or MotL, isn't it.... Oh no I think I might be casual, the shame of it. Should I have said Billy the Orphan No, No, No - I wasn't meaning that...what I meant was that those are the two tracks that a 'casual' listener might have heard so in many ways they will be the default answer to the question. It wasn't a put down.... I was agreeing with you really. Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Brendan on October 12, 2008, 10:20:34 PM Hm might be "Now Be Thankful" for me :D Think I'd probably go for that as well, with a side vote for Sir Patrick Spens. But in the end if you ask the 'casual music fan' it's going to be Matty or MotL, isn't it.... Oh no I think I might be casual, the shame of it. Should I have said Billy the Orphan No, No, No - I wasn't meaning that...what I meant was that those are the two tracks that a 'casual' listener might have heard so in many ways they will be the default answer to the question. It wasn't a put down.... I was agreeing with you really. Can I put myself down for the touchiest, paranoid person on this site, and not for the first time, I take offence at the slightest thing and get really defencive about everything. Hello My name is brendan and I'm an oversensitive-aholic Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: davidmjs on October 12, 2008, 10:22:54 PM Hello My name is brendan and I'm an oversensitive-aholic We sat together at OSA last week. Welcome. My name is David and I too.... ;) Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Andy on October 12, 2008, 11:27:31 PM "Walk Awhile" was the first Fairport track I ever heard and it hooked me in. It's good, live too.
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Bridgwit (Bridget) on October 12, 2008, 11:57:51 PM Matty definitely.
I love loads of others live, Hiring Fair in particular is a favourite, but that's not what the question asked. The one that opitomises FC live to me is Matty. It has everything, and shows their humour, their musical ability, their togetherness as a band and lots of other things that I can't think of right now. :) Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: jaypeter (Peter) on October 13, 2008, 12:25:45 AM Dee dum di diddly dum dum diddly dum dee diddle...........walkawhile deffo, you just have to stick yer arms in the air and shout, and love everybody in yer vicinity.
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: abby (tank girl) on October 13, 2008, 07:12:34 AM MOTL definitely, just for that feeling ;D Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Jan_ on October 13, 2008, 07:39:35 AM It's got to be Matty Groves or Meet On The Ledge ... but for me it's Matty - Fairport's signature 8)
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Ancient Muse (Andy) on October 13, 2008, 08:02:29 AM I'm torn between Red & Gold and MOTL.
I think MOTL has the edge because at my first Cropredy it was such an emotional experience. Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: PL (Peter) on October 13, 2008, 08:35:44 AM It`s "Walk Awhile" for me.
It sort of radiates the joy of playing Fairport`s style of music. Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Big Dave on October 13, 2008, 09:49:07 AM Matty, MOTL and Walk A While put to one side for a moment (it goes with out saying these are "our" anthems) a candidate which has yet to be mentioned is Rosie.
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Andy on October 13, 2008, 10:15:46 AM Now you've done it! I've got "Rosie" running through my head. Not Fairport's "Rosie" though, Don bloody Partridge's "Rosie".
Thanks! :D Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Big Dave on October 13, 2008, 10:17:21 AM Now you've done it! I've got "Rosie" running through my head. Not Fairport's "Rosie" though, Don bloody Partridge's "Rosie". Thanks! ;D oopps, sorry Andy old chap!!! ;D ;D ;D Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Bridgwit (Bridget) on October 13, 2008, 11:02:29 AM Sorry but I don't like Rosie at all. :(
I have tried but I just can't stand it. It gets flicked onto the next track whenever it comes up on the MP3. I didn't mind Don Partridge's song tho! Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Dan O. on October 13, 2008, 11:07:15 AM Have to agree with most of the above choices - I'd certainly miss these songs if they weren't played. (as an aside I've only seen FC not play MOTL once, Simon had a heavy cold and the guys finished the set with WKWTTG, Vikki Clayton on lead vocals, Winter Tour 2002 in Worthing)
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: PaulT on October 13, 2008, 01:20:00 PM If we are limiting this to those songs we have seen played "live", well for me, the Swarb/Simon/Peggy/Dm line-up doing "Jams O'Donnell's Jigs" at a show in Liverpool, the band seated but rising to their feet at suitable points in the tune. Humour & musicianship encapsulated.
Matty, MOTL, WKWTTG, Rosie, Walk Awhile & The Cell Song would be 2nd choices. Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to yo Post by: Pat Helms on October 13, 2008, 02:13:08 PM I keep thinking "most epitomizes" instead of "most opitomises."
Is there a differences? I'm not quite sure, myself. :-[ Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: David W on October 13, 2008, 03:25:13 PM Sloth
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: KascadeDan on October 13, 2008, 03:50:12 PM More votes for Matty and MOTL from me.
Also John Gaudie. Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to yo Post by: Simon Nicol on October 13, 2008, 04:34:06 PM So that's next year's set list sorted then: Walk Awhile, Sloth, Matty, MOTL (encore).
Brill! Early bath!!! Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to yo Post by: David W on October 13, 2008, 04:37:53 PM So that's next year's set list sorted then: Walk Awhile, Sloth, Matty, MOTL (encore). Brill! Early bath!!! Tou know how happy that would make everyone Simon. But don't forget John Gaudie and jams as well. Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to yo Post by: Simon Nicol on October 13, 2008, 04:42:41 PM I keep thinking "most epitomizes" instead of "most opitomises." Is there a differences? I'm not quite sure, myself. :-[ Grammatically either spelling is acceptable, obviously. Except that in your country, the "z" usage has gained precedence through simple printed predomination. I THINK (and I may have these reversed) that "z" is associated with Cambridge and "s" with Oxford universities. Who to this day maintain their own publishing empires! And I really should be sure of my ground before posting something so potentially contentious! And on my birthday as well! Best Wishes to all who sent me good tidings.... Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to yo Post by: Ollie on October 13, 2008, 05:04:44 PM I keep thinking "most epitomizes" instead of "most opitomises." Is there a differences? I'm not quite sure, myself. :-[ Grammatically either spelling is acceptable, obviously. Except that in your country, the "z" usage has gained precedence through simple printed predomination. I THINK (and I may have these reversed) that "z" is associated with Cambridge and "s" with Oxford universities. Who to this day maintain their own publishing empires! And I really should be sure of my ground before posting something so potentially contentious! And on my birthday as well! Best Wishes to all who sent me good tidings.... I think it's the other way around, as we have OUP textbooks at school and they all have z's instead of s's. Happy birthday Simon (cos I'm not in the arms) :) Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: KascadeDan on October 13, 2008, 05:29:44 PM I also cannot get into the arms. But Happy Birthday Simon-
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=itsVOMPOdQU Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to yo Post by: Pat Helms on October 13, 2008, 05:39:26 PM Yes, but isn't opitomise an altogether different word from epitomize? Or is it a word to begin with? Could I be confusing "opitomise" with "optimize" which I know is a real word, but will it work?
"Which song most optimizes Fairport for me?" I'll have to think about that one! ??? I guess I'll have to check (or is it "cheque"?) this one out! Indeed! Happy Birthday Mr. Nicol!! ;D Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Adam W on October 13, 2008, 08:07:01 PM Walk Awhile was the first one they played at my first Fairport gig in 2002, so I'd have to say that.
It was at Southsea Peir, I was 8. At the end they let me help pack up the gear! Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to yo Post by: Brendan on October 13, 2008, 08:23:14 PM I keep thinking "most epitomizes" instead of "most opitomises." Is there a differences? I'm not quite sure, myself. :-[ only if I was ashamed about my appalling use of the English language. Possibly explains why I only got joy from the cover of eats shoots and leaves, by Lynne truss. I can't believe I just used the spell check, after the horse has bolted. hee hee! Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Ollie on October 13, 2008, 08:47:22 PM I think optimises means to enhance something, and epitomise means to be a typical example of something.
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: MarkV on October 13, 2008, 08:47:59 PM Being relatively new to Fairport, the one that does it for me is Farewell Farewell, , the L&L set in 2007 and this years version, beautiful.
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Barry on October 13, 2008, 09:22:48 PM Difficult, isn't it? Matty was the first thing I heard them play ever - it opened the set in those days and I was dragged along without ever hearing the band.
But .... if I close my eyes and let my mind drift over the years .... Hexhamshire Lass comes to mind .... and Simon singing "Flowers Of The Forest" whilst seated playing dulcimer - great arrangement, great lead vocals, great harmony vocals .... and Sloth, of course .... For latter day Fairport, The Hiring Fair at Cropredy with the moon over the stage .... Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Dr Clive on October 14, 2008, 11:45:54 AM There's nothing more exciting (and broad grin-inducing) for me than those first few notes of Walkawhile when it is performed (as it has been several times in the past) as the opening number of an FC concert - magic!
Also belated Birthday Greetings to SN! DC Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Will S on October 14, 2008, 12:08:03 PM Just about all the songs mentioned above could be contenders, but I think it just has to be Meet on the Ledge for me because, as groove st said, of the feeling of connection you get with the band and the other 20,000 people singing along in that field.
Title: Re: Which track performed live, in your opinion, most opitomises Fairport to you? Post by: Neil67 on October 14, 2008, 02:39:28 PM (The Widow of) Westmoreland's Daughter for me. It was the first recorded "live" version of a Fairport song I heard, on In Real Time, and since then it always does it for me properly live, in front of an audience. I'm also finding it really hard to get bored of Hiring Fair. Of the later output, I'm always pleased with The Wood and The Wire and I'm Already There in the set.
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