sliprigilio (Al)
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« on: January 23, 2007, 01:23:54 PM » |
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Went for a bit of a ramble at Broughton Castle on Sunday. I know FC did a fest here in the early 80s (81? 82?). I'd be interested to hear more about this...were any future Talkawhilers in attendance? Why was the fest moved from Cropredy for one year...what was the attendance etc....?
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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2007, 01:29:02 PM » |
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Ah! "Moat on the Ledge"  Err, no Slippy, I wasn't there. Sorry. Someone will be along in a minute...........  |
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« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2007, 01:29:48 PM » |
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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2007, 01:30:20 PM » |
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14th - 15th August 1981, no I wasn't and dunno...........flooding at Cropredy perhaps? Rental negotiations for fields broke down?
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« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2007, 01:46:22 PM » |
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That was the move from the farm field (Peewit) in 1980 to the current site in '82, via Broughton Castle. My guess was that Lord & Lady were happy to host, and someone otyher than the band organised.
Maybe Simon will come in & fill us in?
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« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2007, 02:27:20 PM » |
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Cloudy memories this far on: but you must remember that the numbers involved back then were relatively small and Health and Safety were words yet to meet in the same sentence. Peggy may have had difficulties with changes of land ownership (farms were changing hands thick and fast then) but whatever, he got one of the Voluntary Charity groups somehow involved that year. Lions, Rotary, Buffalos - if I knew which I forget now. Anyway it was a joint promotion and it was through the good offices of the Banburyshire business mafia that the Castle became our home for 1981. As a horse designed by committee resembles a camel, it was soon clear that things would run more smoothly if controlled in-house. So we moved back to our natural home.
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« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2007, 02:27:34 PM » |
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I was there - I still have my commemorative tankard. GPs topped Friday and Fairport Saturday with the Full House line-up in blistering form. Great festival.
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« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2007, 02:55:09 PM » |
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« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2007, 03:07:00 PM » |
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I was there too and I think I had a good time. I seem to remember Theakstons doing the beer in those days and I consumed rather a lot of Old Peculiar. The Full House line up was terrific though.
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« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2007, 03:48:48 PM » |
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I was there. Me and my mate Steve went because I wanted to see something (anything) with Dave Mattacks in it. I had no other reason for going at the time (big fan). We stopped off at an off licence in Banbury 'cos we were'nt sure if there was going to be any alcohol on sale(!)
Chris Pegg sold us our tickets on the gate, and we parked at the top of the field (only one field for everything). Our tent had fallen out of my van on the way, but we didn't realise 'till we got there, so we had to sleep in the back of the van. Nice.
I remember Simon and Andrew Loake playing Friday, and again on Saturday as the bill was 'short'. Still got their album (whatever happend to them?)
The GP's were brilliant, my first exposure to RT.
On the Saturday Earl Okin actually offered a lift to London to anyone who was 'going back early'. As if we would.
On the Saturday we had a film (In One End and Out the Other) before Fairport. Stve's jaw hit the floor when Swarb started playing, neither of us had seen anything like it.
As a result my music listening tastes changed completly, within a couple of years we'd formed the mighty Blackadder folk-rock band (still going strong) and I've not missed a Cropredy since.
In fact I'm going all misty just thinking about it.
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« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2007, 04:32:20 PM » |
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I was there. I have a hazy memory that we miscalculated the number of people we could get in the car on the way back and left one of our group to sleep at the sitewithout sleeping bag or tent!
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« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2007, 04:42:47 PM » |
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I was also there; it's a bit of a hazy memory now, but I remember the Loakes, the GPs & of course, FC on superb form. And I do remember our own fair Jude shyly taking the stage and singing like an angel.
And a morris side doing a dance that involved each pair/couple downing pints (of lager, sadly) at regular intervals. I may be wrong, but I think Chris Leslie might have been playing fiddle... (it might not even have been at Broughton, but at Croppers the previous year?)
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« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2007, 05:52:38 PM » |
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Me. I was there..... A rather lovely "Both Sides Now" I believe? I loved that album. Is it still about? |
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« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2007, 06:29:37 PM » |
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Hi, Now we`re thinking about it Broughton Castle is probably my favorite "Cropredy". The Gps were great, (Best Headliner!) the film...! Captain Cocos Country Dance Band  bring them back. Now. |
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« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2007, 07:53:48 PM » |
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We were there.
Recall their Lord and Ladyship being upset by something in the crowd .... was it someone in the moat, or offending them verbally ?
Seems like a lifetime ago - well, it was !!
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« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2007, 08:05:07 PM » |
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ahh..yes...I remember also cheers at the updates over the PA regarding the progress of the Ashes test match at Old Trafford. Botham hit 118 off the Assie quicks, including 6 sixes, showing scant respect for the great Denis Lillee.
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« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2007, 08:08:29 PM » |
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Me. I was there..... A rather lovely "Both Sides Now" I believe? I loved that album. Is it still about? It's now on Talking Elephant I think |
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« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2007, 08:26:12 PM » |
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It is indeed  One more version of Walk Awhile to annoy H with, and such royalties as a forthcoming ahoy! |
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« Reply #18 on: January 23, 2007, 08:30:24 PM » |
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« Reply #19 on: January 23, 2007, 09:11:51 PM » |
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Me? I would have been there, but for the fact that it changed venue & I was a week late!
After the Zeppelin Knebworth show where I thought FC were second best only to LZ that day, I went in search of albums. Having got most of what was then available, I started asking about, only to find that there was one gig in 1980, at Cropredy, and I missed it.
So I made a beeline for Cropredy on the weekend that I had heard that the 1981 gig was on, only to find out when I walked into one of the pubs (I forget which) that it had already passed me by the previous weekend, and at Broughton Castle, not Cropredy.
Ho hum, I thought.....so I made sure the following year & I've been ever since!
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