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Amazingly, I've just come across the first date of the Wintour next year - and they've retired the Spa Centre in Leamington, moving instead to the Assembly (cloer to the rail station) on Wednesday 2 March.

Tickets not yet on sale.....

Correction - tickets ARE on sale - Price £17.50.....

http://www.leamingtonassembly.com/EventInfo.aspx?id=312

What's driven that then?

I'll be pleased to have a change of venue though. The Spa centre has its limitations.

I think you've answered your own question....!

2011 Wintour dates are in the Cropredy Program:

Jan
Fri 28 - Tewkesbury - Roses Theatre
Sat 29 -Hayes - Beck Theatre
Sun 30 - Huddersfield - Lawrence Bailey Theatre
Feb
Tue 1- York - Grand Opera House
Wed 2 - Lincoln - Drill Hall
Thu 3 - Crosby - Civic Hall
Fri 4 - LLandudno - N Wales Theatre
Sat 5 - Burnley - Mechanics
Sun 6 - Leamington Spa - Assembly
Mon 7 - Barnstaple - Queens Theatre
Tue 8 - Chichester - Festival Theatre
Wed 9 - Swindon - Wyvern
Thu 10 - Chesterfield - Winding Wheel
Fri 11 - Morcombe - Platform
Sun 13 - Douglas IOM - Gaiety
Tue 15 - Weston-Super-Mare - Playhouse
Wed 16 - Tunbridge Wells - Assembly Halls
Thu & Fri 17 & 18 - Farnham - Maltings
Sat 19 - London - Union Chapel
Sun 20 - Cambridge - Corn Exchange
Tue 22 - Colchester - Arts Centre
Wed 23 - Norwich - Assembly House
Thu 24 - St Albans - Alban Arena
Fri 25 - Exeter - Corn Exchange
Sat 26 - Margate - Theatre Royal
Sun 27 - Aylesbury - Waterside Theatre
March
Tue 1 - Loughborough - Town Hall
Wed 2 - Cardiff - St Davids Hall
Thu 3 - Milton Keynes - Stables Theatre
Fri 4 - Shrewsburry - Theatre Severn
Sat 5 - Birmingham - Town Hall


 

Loughborough on March 1st then.

Chichester is nearest for us but it's a bit of an arty-farty place. Might make a slightly longer journey to Farnham Maltings (real ale there guaranteed)

Hmm, got be either Loughborough or Brum for me.  Toss up which is easier, really.

The lads have finally given up on Worthing then. I suspect not before time.

Chichester is the only really feasible one for me but I may have to wait until nearer the time before I can really commit.

The delightful Kat Gilmore and Jamie Roberts are appearing in support, should be a good lift for them !

Swindon and possibly Aylesbury for me then.

Oh, that'sa superb news for them! Well deserved - arrive early folks....
So, two supports for Kat....in two different outfits. Is that a record?

Kat and Jamie, that's Wonderful!!!

But Milton Keynes is strangely later than usual...

slow bar though :(  But that wont stop me being there, the Maltings that is :D

Worthing or Dorking used to be the nearest to me, but they're not visiting either this time.

Farnham might be worth a visit, never been there before.

We might also need to discover Farnham, as Basingstoke and High Wycombe have been phased out these last couple of years.
But it must be the best place to go, as there are two nights!

Looks like it'll be Cambridge for us, as usual. Excellent news about the support too, Kat & Jamie are great.  :)

Excuse me, but haven't we to go a gig next Saturday that needs to be seen first? Rule No1 Cropredy first, Winter tour afterwards!!!!

Jus looking at farnham .. Chi is closer .. think I shall stick to Chi

Sadly not!  :(

Dad has already asked when they are playing at Milton Keynes again..................

Same here!

We usually go to Huddersfield these days, but I quite fancy a nice weekend in Llandudno.

In February??!!

There’s a funny micro-climate in Llandudno – I’ve actually walked down the pier in just a t-shirt ** in January, it was so warm.

** before the smart comments start, I was also wearing jeans & trainers.  ;)

Yay, a Cardiff date.  I had to miss Cropredy this year, so I was hoping for a Winter Tour date near home. Talking of Kat Gilmore, has anybody seen the Tiny Tin Lady Big Band?  

Not yet - aware & waiting for a suitable date....

Weston's the closest for me again. Was going to go this Feb but forgot to do anything about it.  :( Was one of the worst nights for snow in the area that night so maybe just as well.

Off topic but you can catch TTL at Weyfest, along with Leatherat, Vikki Clayton and Ric Sanders Trio, to name but a few

http://www.weyfest.co.uk/

Otherwise occupied with the 5000 Morris project....

Marvelous venue upgrade in Exeter for those in the West Country, St Georges hall is a great room. Much better than the Phoenix. A very rare gig for pleasure, usually they are busmans holidays and all that..

St David's Hall, Cardiff, 2nd March. That'll do for me.  ;D {:-)

It's probably 2 nights as it was packed out last year- unless of course they are doing different sets on the two nights......

Shame there isn't a date right in Leicester but Loughborough I guess is near enough (but not for driving!)).  I used to go to that venue years ago to see the "Old style" Level 42 when they were still mainly instrumental!!  [;-)

Johnny, Ewen, fancy a joint raiding party to this one?

Tempting, could get the train there and share a taxi back to Lessduh.

No sign of a Dumfries show yet.  >:(

apparently no cross border raid being made on the 2011 wintour, Morecambe is the closest

Reckon we'll be there for this one too.

Shrewsbury for me - can't wait! Especially with Kat and Jamie supporting. :)

Very disappointed that there is no Dumfries show, the last two years at the Theatre Royal have been great shows. Very very few band venture up to SW Scotland or even up to Carlisle. Looks like it will have to be a long drive down to Morecombe.

It's a shame the quaint Dumfries Theatre Royal wont get a visit on the Wintour in 2011. Without the hard work and dedication of the folk who run the theatre, who are all volunteers, it's unlikely there would be a Theatre Royal in Dumfries.

That's a pity, Phil.

You could always start swimming to the Isle of Man....? ;)

Thanks Dave, I knew I could rely on you to come up with a solution.

Martin is right though, the Theatre Royal is a lovely old, and in March very cold theatre, run by volunteers, shame the boys won't be playing there again next year.

How about a short spring tour, Kendal, Carlisle, Dumfries.  ;)

Remember there's still a chance with the May 'acoustic' tour as well....

It's certainly possible the Dumfries Theatre Royal could appear more attractive and affordable to FC when they come to book the acoustic tour, Dumfries in May will also be warmer,.............................................won't it ?.  ::)

Just booked front row seats for Crosby Civic Hall 3rd Feb 2011. Seems like a long time off at the moment.

Rhetorical question!

Wht does noone I want to see ever seem to come to Bournemouth or poole anymore?

Do they all go to Southampton? Better road links?

Not this year Peter :S

The easy answer Alan, is because there isn't an audience, also finding the right size venue is a problem.
Another major issue is the parking restrictions and prices adopted in Bournemouth around the main venues like the Pavilion and the BIC. Poole has similar problems where the local council enforces ridiculous car parking charges, even in the winter months when the town is almost deserted. The Bournemouth Pavilion and BIC are both sadly too big for most folk acts, Mr Kyps is ok for small gigs not really suitable for audiences over 200. The Opera House in Southbourne is a nice venue but seems more interested in promoting club nights than putting on gigs, easier I suppose.
There is a folk club in Bournemouth http://www.bournemouthfolkclub.com/ They occasionally put on larger gigs at the Hub in Verwood where Ralph McTell is scheduled to appear later this year.
Wimborne also has a healthy folk music scene, check out Wessex Acoustic http://wimborne-acoustic.co.uk/  They have FC booked for May next year, so it's not all doom and gloom.

Martin, tell me about it!! Lol.  It is a nightmare.  The lighthouse at Poole has a nice small theatre where I have seen some very good jazz bands etc over the years but it probably only holds 200 at a push.  I knew about the folk club and will check out the wimborne acoustic, thanks for that one.

I know 3 daft monkeys are doing kyps in October and i have seen Jackie leven there a few times.  Thanks for the leads

The only place in Leicester that's really an option is the Y Theatre (I don't count the impending joy that is the O2 arena), where I think they've played before but not sure when.  Probably too small for the full tour though at 350 standing, 200-250 seated, but might be ok for the acoustic?

I love that venue.Saw Sam Brown there a few years ago.Only problem was finding a way off the ring road to the centre took three attempts, but was worth it.

I was there when FC played that venue.. sitting above them I couldn't see Ric!!

Compact and Bijou, Mostin,Compact and Bijou.

Last time i saw fairports in leics ,i guess 7/8 yrs ago, was at the Octagon theatre in market harborough, attached to Welland Park School. Interesting venue can be seated or all standing, saw Lau here this yr.Possibly Fairports were in the school hall and not the Octagon........  it's all gone very vague.........it's fading....it's fading.....
How silly would de Montfort Hall be? Wide catchment, Would be interesting to see if fairports can fill it. Steeleye were filling theatres that sort of size, eg Brum town hall last yr.

Ewen,happy to give you a lift back as i think Sheen and i will be there. I like the venue from when they used to do the folk fest.

Cheers Hendo, there's likely to be more of us than will fit in a car, people carrier taxi needed.

I saw FC play the DeMontfort in, err, 1999(ish), I don't think it was a sell out but there were a lot of people there.

I'll probably drive to this one, so I could take a further three people.

Best get some tickets organised then! Bokk 'em Eweno, Murder 1!!!!!!!!

I was there, I was there... I remember it very well  :)

I was there too . it wasn't full but Faiport filled it with music..
That was the occasion the barman threw a full bottle of jamesons accross the floor in the break .. what a waste

It's about 1700 capacity with tiered seating which I think would be a big ask for Leicester now.  The Y for an acoustic though would probably sell out.

It was last time they played there a few years ago.

Dear Fairports,

What did Scotland do to you?

Love,
Non-travelling Fan

yer all barbarians!!

nice barbarians but still barbarians

De Montfort Hall is approximately twice the size of Birmingham Town Hall (2000 as opposed to just over 1000).

Got tickets ordered for The Stables. Gonna get Tickets for Margate when they're put on sale as well!! Oh yeah, MK and Margate!!!

De Montfort Hall is approximately twice the size of Birmingham Town Hall (2000 as opposed to just over 1000).
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Cheers Peter. I always thought De Mont and Brum town hall were approx the same size. Thanks. I live and I learn.

Good to see they're coming back to Morecambe - note correct spelling!  Shame they're not playing the Great Hall at Lancaster Uni. I've seen Show of Hands there and the acoustics are much better than the Platform. Still, should be a good un and I'm looking forward to seeing Katriona & Jamie supporting them. Last time I saw her was supporting Fairport at the same venue with TTL.

Just seen this from @faircropfest on Twitter:

So. The 2011 Wintour which starts in January. Can anyone guess what is happening in the first half? It's a bit different!

Suggestions on a postcard? For what it's worth mine was:

The band sit and listen whilst the audience plays, and then show how its really done in the second half? Or Babbacombe Lee?

If its BL it will certainly get me along with some enthusiasm rather than just out of habit (that's a bit harsh actually, but you know what I mean) for the first time in many a year.  Should be great... :)

They do what Show of Hands commonly do - put the support in the middle of the show....

"Dream Song" was a highlight at Cropredy for me this year. Looking forward to it already. Isn't this the first full BL outing since Crop 82? Hoping for "Farewell To a Poor Man's Son" to be included.  :)

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Eh? Where d'you see that?.....

Eh? Where d'you see that?.....
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I'm not sure what Chris means?  

FC did indeed 'do' BL on the Friday night at Cropredy '82.  And, I'm pretty certain that was the last time, yes, Ian...

I'm not sure what Chris means?  

FC did indeed 'do' BL on the Friday night at Cropredy '82.  And, I'm pretty certain that was the last time, yes, Ian...
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Thanks David, Fact & fantasy so often blur, I was beginning to wonder.  :) What a wonderful Cropredy that was, the Saturday rain made this year's seem like but a single drop.However, it was fine for BL.

Unfortunately it was 2 years before my debut...but, if I was allowed to, I might mention that it was, um, it was, er, um, recorded.  Allegedly ::)

That would make sense... BL, interval, support, support +FC, FC.

Buit who has said that they will do BL on this tour?....that's what I meant....

I'm sure someone mentioned it at Cropredy, or I read it somewhere.

I seem to remember they did, didn't they?  Quite a while back.  Oh, someone will find the quotes...

Though I live in Ohio and thus cannot attend the winter tour in person, I hope that perhaps select pieces of music from it will surface on an official live album at some point in the future.  Songs I'd love to see the current lineup dig into: Light of Day & Heart of the Song (both of which they've performed live in the past) plus Sloth.  I really want to hear the current lineup interpret Sloth with no guests.  

Why all the fuss about what's going to done or not done? You go to a Fairport gig and you get Fairport in form or another.  Simon, Peggy and the chaps will provide and everybody will enjoy, trust me I know  ;) [;-)

No fuss, Dave - it's just that, almost out of the blue, people started talking about BL being part of the FC tour.

As you know, this board is public and I didn't want to see a rumour (if that what it is) blamed on us....

Simon said at Cropredy something like 'This is a small selection from something that may well form a substantial part of the winter tour' when introducing the BL bit.I'll check the recording which doesn't exist that I don't have.

Don't be so precious, man...this place is all about rumours and opinions, with the odd little truth shoved in for good measure  ;) :)

the fc twitter feed has stated the first half will be something different - BL is simply a speculation on that comment from fc hq

I agree BD :)

Of course  ... it could be Excalibur ;)

Or as someone on the Facebook thread has suggested - the folk version of John Cage's 4' 33"

Well, if the Fairport office put out a teaser to the effect that there's going to be something unusual about the first half of the set on the Winter tour and can anybody guess what it is, then it's hardly surprising that there's speculation about it, is there? It's good PR. I'd be far more inclined to get off my fat arse and go to Colchester to see three quarters of BL than I would all of Sense of Occasion (for example) so it makes good sense to get some speculation going ahead of the box offices opening for business. In short, we didn't start the discussion, they did.

Well (thankfully!) it's not...(as officially denied by Fairport's Cropredy Convention Official Page on Facebook).

Look we all know its going to be BL.  They already told us (even if I can't remember where they told us...I know they did  ;D ).

What's the current betting on Swarb being involved?

I think Simon's wording from the Cropredy stage when introducing the BL songs was along the lines of them being from a longer suite of songs that may be finding a new home on the winter tour.

Curse this for being the first tour in years when they haven't played in Worthing!

Can't see Swarb being involved though, at least not on a regular basis.

Sorry to double post. Anyone know if the Union Chapel tickets are on sale yet and from where?

I have just noticed that one is on my birthday and I think I might treat myself if I can talk anyone into going with me.

That's what I thought - and people started talking as if it were fact....

I'm not thinking of this.  

I'm sure either Simon said on here, or someone said on the official FC news page that BL in 2011 was going to happen...or was it Peggy in the 2009 Cropredy programme or...oh, I don't know but I heard it or read it somewhere and it was from (one of the horses) mouths...  I have.  I have, I have, I have...honest  ;D

Well... Simon also said during the last wintour that it was an aspiration for the 2011 Cropredy but that aspiration seems to have been brought forward. I think we can take it from his Cropredy stage comment that BL is a pretty safe bet for this year's tour.

cant see it, however  Swarb is doing it his way these days and anything is possible
still cant see it

If it is in for the whole of the tour then I imagine there'd be a few dates he'd appear at?  Maybe?

he'd just take over the set and do Spens ::)

That would be the sound of someone in morris rags downing a beer in one, in a pub with no jukebox or TV  :)

only 4 minutes shorter

Simon:couple of songs from an album we made in way back when time...er...revived and hopefully looking for a new home
in the winter tour next year as an entity but here's a snapshot from within the world of John Babbacombe Lee.
Crowd:hooray!

There we are then.  Sorted.  (ps you've got better ears than mine).

"hopefully".....

Bejesus you are an over-cautious sod.  Can we have an apology out of you when its formally announced or will you still insist your caution was fully justified?  ;)  ;D

ps I've got my hat to hand just in case I have to eat it  :)

As have I.....

I'm just minded that we don't want to be accused of starting a rumour. But that Tweet does make it look as though it could be happening, I'll admit.

I don't think we started the rumour. I think the band started the rumour. Which makes it less of a rumour.

Oh God, not that blimming Excalibur tosh again. We should be told in advance, before buying tickets!!!

Well if it is as unconfirmed rumour, then The Beck Theatre at least has taken it to heart:

http://www.becktheatre.org.uk/wrt-productions_details.asp?pid=4730

Does anyone know if the Loughborough box office is open yet?  There's nothing on the website...

Its not unconfirmed, Heather...on Facebook, on Saturday Fairport's Cropredy Convention Official Page (aka the office - presumably Simon or Gareth?) wrote "Good work Fairporters. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, Fairport will be playing Babbacombe Lee in it's entirety in the first half of their Wintour. The second half will be given over to the new CD (currently being recorded) and other favourites."

Oops.  Must've missed that.  My mistake.

When I rang them a couple of weeks ago they didn't even know the gig was happening. I'll keep trying.

Of course, that might mean that the first half of the dates get "Babbacombe Lee" and the second half of the dates get the new CD....

Lol!  I'm saying nothing.

For those going to Loughborough, just received this email from them:

"Thanks for your enquiry. We are awaiting confirmation of the contract from the agent at present and would think that it will go on sale in time for our winter brochure in December. If you ring us on 01509 231914 or check our website we can update you."

Can't wait. Have been doing a bit of revision (well) in advance and it only struck me recently how 'Dream Song' shares a certain vibe with 'Entangled' by Genesis from their A Trick of the Tail. Probably a coincidence.

Swindon tickets now on sale direct from the Wyvern Theatre box office.

I just got front row.

Really, really hope Babbacombe Lee is happening.

I have a mate dithering about whether to come to Colchester with me. What should I play him?

history of

oh and babbacombe lee

I can't help thinking that if I lend him a 1972 compilation album he's going to be more than a little surprised at what he finds onstage at The Arts Centre...  ;)

Play the first four or five tracks from the Cropredy 08 CD, then the John Gaudie from the same CD.

good point, they are a totally different band nowdays
go for neils option

Tickets are not yet available from St David's Hall Cardiff for FCs Wintour gig, but will be "very soon". Anyone hoping to attend this venue - keep yer eyes peeled on their website. http://www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk/  :D

I lent him the '08 CD and now I'm not sure if he's coming to the gig, but he did ask where he should start with Sandy Denny...  :)

Given that the tour will include material from the new album, this question sort of fits here:

Is the new album title "The Festival Bell" more or less disappointing than the fact that song will be on it?

I don't mind the song itself but the general descriptions of the album and the emphasis on only playing material from the back catalogue that fits within the (cosy) dynamic of the current line up makes me fear that we will be getting Sense of Occasion 2. I guess we shouldn't pre-judge it though.

I have bought tickets for Union Chapel on my birthday and am thoroughly looking forward to Babbacombe Lee and whatever else the chaps bring to the party.

Well, we don't HAVE to buy the new cd do we?  ::)

I like The Festival Bell. It's a good old-fashioned story song, and Simon plays 'leccy on it! I know they will be, but I'm not looking forward to having Wouldn't Say No, and Ruiz's Guitar on the album; faaaar too MOTR and schmaltzy.

Yeah Ollie, I'm partial to a bit of Simon 'leccy.  Not enough of it of late, I say.

Unfortunately with all the 'lets get the potential audience involved from the start and tell them everything about it', we don't really have a choice do we.

I'm afraid I've already decided I won't like it.  I don't want to think that, I just do.  But I'll probably buy it and be disappointed rather than not buying it, so I suppose, ultimately, it doesn't much matter.

I've played Sense of Occasion twice.  Last album I genuinely enjoyed (although it isn't perfect) was Jewel in the Crown over, gulp, 15 years ago.

It always reminds me of the Beverly Hillbillies theme. Don't know why. "So they loaded up the truck and moved to Cropredy". Yeah, that's the one.

If he's a total ignoramus, play him Led Zep IV and say that's Fairport.

He isn't.  

He'd be even more surprised!

I'm very much looking forward to the new album. I'll admit I'm growing a little tired of The Festival Bell after hearing it so many times, but with any luck I will probably love the album version as much as I loved the song the first time round. Wouldn't Say No, Rui's Guitar and Danny Jack's Chase are all brilliant and a little more fresh in the repertoire than The Festival Bell and Ukulele Central, so I'm still very much in love with them.

The fact that the lads have had so much studio time shows me we are in for a great album, better than Sense of Occasion anyway.

Do you think the guys have pre-recoreded the narration parts that feature inbetween songs on the Babbacome Lee album to play on stage inbetween the BL songs on the tour? That would be much cooler than them just being introduced normally don't you think?

when they played BL live in 71/72(when they toured it after its release) i seem to remember they had the narration on tape

If they have it on tape this time I think we will be able to label that as "quaint".  ;)

Perhaps they'll have it in FLAC this time round  :P

but then they would have to convert to wav to play it ;D

Now boys, lets not start that again!!!!   ::)

Now there's a fan competition waiting to happen...   ::) [;-)

One of us has already offered his services in that respect (as long ago as February 2010) - I'm still holding my breath...

DC

get oin touch with the guinness book of records, quick
that dear Dr is some feat

and when the "puzzle" of what happened to John Lee was finally solved, I wrote a verse - in what I hoped was the same (or at least similar) style as Swarb used on the album - to finish off the story & sent it to the guys putting on the stage show - they didn't use it. It's probably still on this board somewhere...

Found it...

A final coda to "The Cell Song", to follow "The Hanging Song":

"Now I lie dying in my bed, but I'm thankful for my life;
the sixty years the good Lord gave to me.
Farewell to dear old Devon, farewell my darling wife"...
The final heartfelt words of old John Lee.

Now then, who's going to volunteer to be Granma sat in the rocking chair on top of the truck? (Anji, save a space in your diary...... :o) I'll drive, MikeB can play the Banjo........ ::)

I'll volunteer.. I'm a granny too (x 2)  ::)

You're too young to be a Granny!  ;)

I love you BD  :-*

PS I was a child bride yuno...  ;) ;D

Chuck him in that thar cee-ment pond!

shoulda gone to specsavers mate

Yes, we know.  :P

http://www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk/events/2011/03/01/fairport_convention

Up on the Loughborough Town Hall site now, although booking not yet available...

Tickets now on sale priced £17.

That's Friday's job when there's actually some cash in the bank then  :)

Anyone planning on Lougborough take note:  Their webiste is up the spout and the Box Office consists of one rather frazzled lady in what sounds like a very noisy office.  Practice your phonetic alphabet, you will be spelling everything out.  Possibly several times.

Ahem  ::) The phonetic alphabet is all very well - until you encounter someone who thinks Quebec is spelled with a "K".  8) Coat (and scarf and gloves) on. Major topic drift and all that.  ::)

Online booking now working, just got tickets for Kirstie and me.

Excellent.  Know what seats you got?

C5 & 6

We're D15-18, so behind and to the right of you guys.

Alban Arena tics available for Priority Mailing List members now, general sale from Friday 4th (sic) 10:30am.

DC

Tickets up and running online for the LBT Huddersfield. (Sunday 30th January)

Tickets booked for Shrewsbury! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Ticket booked for Birmingham. Front row of the stalls rather than back row of the circle, trading vertigo for neck ache.

I expect it will again take an age to get out of Birmingham, so anybody fancy a post-gig meal somewhere afterwards?

Yes!!!

Tickets arrived today for Loughborough.

Its a date.
Who else?

Tickets ordered for Chichester on 8th Feb. Got heads-up for this after speaking to a friend at the Dylan Project gig last night who advised me to get my skates on as nearly sold out. On checking the venue's seat map, found this to be the case, one quick phone call, relief...

Just booked mine online ;D  only 7 tickets left  at Chi now

Would be glad to meet up for a drink before during or after  >:(

Dave P

Just booked my seat (D5) for Tewkesbury; only 5 seats left in front of the central walkway - seems to be about 60-65% full in the rear section...

Finally got around to booking for the Union Chapel. The ticketing isn't designed for parties who may not all arrive together - one ticket covers all 4 of us, so perhaps it is lucky that this year there won't be a pewfull of us all trying to arrive together. I would love to know how they can justify a 10% booking fee per ticket for sending one email and transferring some money around.

At least if we go to the Acoustic tour we can wander into the Bloomsbury and negotiate face to face.

We already had tickets for leamington, going with friends, when my daughter gave us 2 tickets for loughborough as a chrissy pressie. She didn't and still doesn't know about leamington.
If anyone wants 2 Loughborough tickets IM me.

We'll be at Chichester too. It's a fair sized gig to sell out.

I think I might book a couple of tickets for Brum, check out the new stuff and BL.

Don't usually bother ,but the lure of Babbacombe Lee was too strong,plus Morecambe Platform is a nice little (and slightly odd) venue!

My (still Lancs-based) brother got in touch and asked if I fancied a trip to Morecambe - but I'd already got tickets for Union Chapel in  London

Just received an email newsletter from The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury - tonight's gig is SOLD OUT.  

Looking forward to hearing "John Lee, the jury has found you guilty of wilful murder...."

Today is going to drag.

I can't believe it was 40 years ago I bought the JBL LP on the day it arrived in my local record shop...  :o