Winter Tour 2010

[Leila]

Look out for me at the Cambridge gig tonight, you lot, as I'll almost certainly be too shy to come and find you!

[Delfini (Diane)]

Look out for me at the Cambridge gig tonight, you lot, as I'll almost certainly be too shy to come and find you!

Please come and say hello

[Dr Clive]

Despite dire prognostications (thanks, Ollie! ) we had a superb time in Hunstanton at the weekend. The journey was good, the hotel fab, the concert absolutely super (even when Simon had a "senior moment" half way through Jewel in the Crown, which had to be abandoned as neither Simon, the Band nor anyone in the audience could provide the first line of verse 3!).

We shared a taxi (apparently the only one in Hunstanton) from the hotel with two Norfolk girls, with whom we are now firm friends, and had a really long chat with all of the band after the gig because the aforementioned taxi couldn't pick us up until nearly an hour after the concert finished!

As others have said, nothing else to add regarding the music (I'm in love with Flossie!), except that the Babbacombe Lee section is just brilliant, and I really do hope that it does happen in full in 2011. The more I re-listen to it, the more I believe what a tremendous job was done in writing it in the first place.

More of the same in St Albans on Sunday.

PS the venue was pretty full if not a sell-out; a nice theatre, which is sadly possibly going to have to close, so we signed the petition to keep it open.

DC

[Chris]

Well, Hunstanton is shut from October - June normally....

[Suzanne]

Swindon last night was highly enjoyable.  I do like the new songs a lot.  And I'm always happy when Rocky-Road is included in the setlist. The band (Peggy in particular) was on good form last night and clearly really enjoying themselves.  

Flossie and Keith were an excellent support act. In my opinion, Flossie has an absolutely outstanding singing voice as well as being a really nice person.  

[Staffan]

Thanks for sharing that Diane, marvellous stuff

Indeed, sounds like a marvellous evening!  
 

[Jan_]

We saw Jez Lowe at Colchester last night.  When he heard that Fairport will be there next week, he mentioned how dead proud he was to have London Danny covered on Jewel In The Crown and suggested we ask Simon to sing it for us.  I think, maybe we know the answer already

[PaulT]

More chance of London Danny then "London River" (from Red & Gold).

(I'd like "I wandered by a brookside" returned to the set for Croppers, btw)

[Jan_]

Has the current band ever performed London Danny?  

Anyone know?  

Never at Cropredy, according to the Expletive-Delighted site, which is up and running again (Hooray! )

[Dr Clive]

Has the current band ever performed London Danny?  

Anyone know?  

Never at Cropredy, according to the Expletive-Delighted site, which is up and running again (Hooray! )

Not that I recall, but it is one of my favourites.

DC

[Jan_]

It's one of mine, too ... but I like everything on Jewel In The Crown!

[Ollie]

I'd love to hear The Islands again, it'd be wonderful at Cropredy. It'd certainly make Dad's weekend.

[Neil67]

Hi. I find I have a spare centre front row ticket for sale for The Chesterfield Winding Wheel tomorrow. Please PM me if you fancy it. Face value (£17.00) or nearest offer. I can meet you outside tomorrow evening and sort it out.
Thanks,
Neil

[Dan O.]

Oohh it was a hard decision but finally gave in to the temptation to go to Union Chapel Islington on Saturday night to catch the tour again...see you there !

[Sian]

 

I took a non folkie along to see FC at the Wyvern at Swindon.  She didn't know what to expect but came away with Cropredy DVD and a Dark Horses CD.  She loved it and so did I , I tougth the boys were on top from and very entertaining

Highlights for me Su de poitor thing!  Babbacombe Lee songs, festival bell, John Gaudie!

[Shankly (Peter)]

 

I took a non folkie along to see FC at the Wyvern at Swindon.  She didn't know what to expect but came away with Cropredy DVD and a Dark Horses CD.  She loved it and so did I

I've persuaded my wife (and two sons) to come to the show at Crosby Civic hall in March as we live in Crosby so it's not too far! - she's a bit reluctant, so I hope they'll have the same effect on her

[PLW (Peter)]

 


Highlights for me Su de poitor thing!  

That'd be Si Tu Dois Partir, would it Sian?!  

[Sian]

I was very near though!

[Andy]

An interesting evening at Pontardawe Arts Centre tonight. Simon looks trimmer and fitter but was also seemed strangely out-of-sorts, perhaps because his #1 acoustic is in hospital and he was using #2, which, as he said, was still very good but didn't know all the nuances of all the tunes yet! Peggy hammed it up for a photographer all the way through and seemed to have a thoroughly good laugh, whilst Gerry was set so far back on the stage that I'm sure some people couldn't see him! Chris and Ric were star turns, although again, to me, Chris seemed a little off his game too. Probably my imagination.

The Babbacombe Lee tracks were wonderful, "Hiring Fair" was dropped from the t-shirt track list.

Some hilarity with PAC's sign advertising "Hossie Malaville", whoever THAT is.

We arrived late (don't ask) and so only caught 3 or 4 of Flossie and Keith's numbers, which seemed lively and tuneful. They didn't join Fairport for meat'n'two veg, which is the first time I've seen the support not join in that traditional climax of the evening. However the handover "Si Tu Dois Partir" was nicely done.

Having been listening to Metal Matty on our way to PAC, I did find the vanilla version a bit flat. But that's just me, I know others liked it a lot.

Oh, and guys, the ukelele joke tune got old last year. It's positively ancient now.

Thanks, and onwards to the Field.

[Amethyst (Jenny)]

My turn tonight...  it seems ages...