THE Fairport Convention biography

[Simon Withers]

I think that an entirely new book on Fairport needs writing (using all previous books including Unscrapbooking as reference only.) There is such a wealth of material on this site that could add real meat into the Fairport story - It could become the Music world's equivalent of Fuller's scholarly work on Picasso (It is thought that he may not live to finish his series of books so if you are under 30 and want to write the Fairport epic for the rest of us please start now.)

[Rob]

I think there are plenty of opportunities for a Fairport book. It doesn't have to be a conventional 'this-happened-and-that-happened-and-then-they-all-went-down-the-pub'. I've often thought that a book that uses the Winter Tour as it's framework and jumping off point could explore the band's history in an interesting and entertaining way. Linear narratives are so passe....

 

rob

[Andy]

Passe, yes, but making a book that is accessible to newbies and old fans alike is a difficult feat.

It'd probably have to be flashback-oriented. Hmm. Hmmm....

[Rob]

By placing the historical stuff in the context of the current tour, it ought to be possible to get and keep the attention of both groups, I'd have thought...

rob

[jude]

And the opening line would be.......?

[Andy]

"Simon had never been nervous travelling in the van..."

Someone just IM'd me to say this was not a funny joke. But it wasn't meant as a joke. The seminal event of the early Fairport was the crash, and if the theme of the book was about the tour, it would serve as an introduction to that event.

If anyone remains offended, I've no worries about this being deleted.

[Dr Monk]

And the opening line would be.......?

A long time ago in a church hall far far away....

I'll get me coat

[David W]

Once upon a time there were five struggling musicians ... but I took them away from all that. My name is Joe Boyd