Edthefolkie
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« on: August 03, 2009, 10:39:25 PM » |
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Thread creep....I ought to credit Eric Hayes here for that photo on Unhalfbricking. Fantastic photter - he did the Liege and Lief shots of the band at Farley Chamberlayne which are equally atmospheric. His shots have frequently turned up uncredited, which is a bummer. He's Canadian and presumably an aquaintance of Joe Boyd. Have a look at these Fairport shots! http://www.erichayes.ca/gallery/fc.html |
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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2009, 10:54:19 PM » |
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Thread creep....I ought to credit Eric Hayes here for that photo on Unhalfbricking. Fantastic photter - he did the Liege and Lief shots of the band at Farley Chamberlayne which are equally atmospheric. His shots have frequently turned up uncredited, which is a bummer. He's Canadian and presumably an aquaintance of Joe Boyd. Have a look at these Fairport shots! http://www.erichayes.ca/gallery/fc.html Some amazing pics here. Thanks, Ed. |
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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2009, 11:04:43 PM » |
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Superb...FC @ The 100 Club, eh, could anyone put a date on this ?
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« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2009, 11:46:17 PM » |
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12 December '68, about a month before the release of 'What We Did On Our Holidays'.
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2009, 08:39:47 AM » |
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Amazing photos! And Sandy with an electric guitar....
I know Anders Folke took some photos at the Barn gig, just after she had joined the band, where she plays a fender Strat (if I remember correctly).
Otherwise I think it´s rather rare with photos of Sandy onstage with Fairport, playing electric.
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2009, 10:37:56 AM » |
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Awesome photos - thanks! God, they all look so damn cool....
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2009, 10:47:38 AM » |
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.... and so young...
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2009, 11:27:46 AM » |
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2009, 12:31:01 PM » |
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Edthefolkie
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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2009, 02:36:42 PM » |
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Thanks Col for dating those photos. I had never seen them until yesterday! How many more gems are lurking about I wonder?
Anybody know what (and whose) Sandy's guitar is? It looks very large for a not very tall girl like her. Not quite a Gibson 335 is it? Gretsch? Sorry, I can just about identify a real Strat or Les Paul (or RT's Ferrington) but that's as far as I go.
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« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2009, 02:40:23 PM » |
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Amazing photos! And Sandy with an electric guitar....
I sent a link to a friend with a similar comment....and they said Sandy always played electric during the '68 shows. Anyone able to confirm that? They also pointed out she appears to be 'asleep' in the bottom of the excellent picture of Tyger....  |
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« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2009, 02:46:26 PM » |
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I reckon having consulted the pirate book of guitars that the one Sandy/Simon is playing is a 1960 Gibson ES175DN.
Bit of luck Simon will be along to verify ...
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« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2009, 02:54:07 PM » |
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Edthefolkie
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« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2009, 03:07:03 PM » |
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Thanks Puggs, I knew there would be somebody with the equivalent of the Hornby Dublo Companion somewhere. It's Simon's Gibson innit, he's playing it on the other shots.
Anybody got a time machine? Again?
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« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2009, 03:31:52 PM » |
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The Gibson may have been RT's, he played an ES-175 until he got his Les Paul Goldtop in '68. Maybe Simon could confirm if it's the same guitar.
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« Reply #15 on: August 04, 2009, 06:07:59 PM » |
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Page 102 in the "Fairport unConventional" book and pp 12-13 in the "A Boxful of Treasures" book show Fairport at the Whittlesey Barn Dance , June 2nd 1968 with Sandy playing a Fender Telecaster (sorry!).Photo taken by Anders Folke.
It does look like Sandy is playng Simon´s guitar. Gibsonish but I do not know more...
I forgot: thanks Ed for directing us to these marvellous photos!
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« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2009, 12:35:34 AM » |
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The guitar in the photos being discussed is indeed a Gibson ES175 as popularised by Steve Howe of Yes.
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« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2009, 10:59:25 AM » |
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The guitar in the photos being discussed is indeed a Gibson ES175 as popularised by Steve Howe of Yes.
Just so, as has been observed. And as also has been observed, Sandy would take it over if the song called for it in those days when acoustic guitars were not sorted enough to be amplified. If I remember correctly the timeline of guitar ownership then was Hofner V3, Grimshaw Les Paul copy, Gibson 175, Les Paul Goldtop (Mk 3 or 5), Strat. (RT) Gibson J45 Guild 12string (Sandy), Burns Tri-Sonic, Fender Telecaster Custom, Gibson 175 (the same one), Gibson L7, another Telecaster. (Me) Which takes us up to Angel Delight. Ashley mainly played Fender Precisions but certainly had a couple of flirtations with Danelectro (to which he's only recently returned) and Rickenbacker, both of which were, IMHO, triumphs of style over substance. |
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« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2009, 11:14:45 AM » |
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Do you still have/play any of them Simon?
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« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2009, 12:00:13 PM » |
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If not, do you know where they are now? Passed on, sold or recycled?
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