Cropredy on TV tonight

[Dr Clive]

The general feeling seems to be that I didn't miss much then.  I was away at the weekend getting "all steamed up" (Old Warden) and forgot to record the programme !

However a friend at work saw it and loved it and is determined to come to Croppers next year !

We were at Old Warden yesterday (at the Falconry Centre), the last of the steamers were leaving as we arrived - I did remark to Bex what a tidy lot you seem to be, there wasn't a scrap of litter or rubbish in evidence at all.

DC

[Mister Keith]

Chords? Chords??? That's rather extravagant, isn't it?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/2728595.stm

[Neil]

And then everybody got back on topic in order to strike the correct chord, now should I look for a copy of this or not?

[Zoe]

Sam has put a lot of it onto Youtube (sorry if this has already been said)

[Jack Westwood]

I would just add that I too check Sky Arts on an almost daily basis and, generally, find something of interest frequently.

But why do they have such a fixation with Queen (Live at Montreux; with Paul Rogers in London; Freddie Tribute: Live in Largs; Opening new Branch of Ryman in Pitlochry.....sorry!)?

[MickO]

Thought the programme was OK but was wondering how the artists were selected to be shown. Only IMO the four best performances Leatherat, Bellowhead, Rick Wakeman and Little Johnny England were not even mentioned. Although you could hear Leatherat playing during the Quo interview.

[Nick the Stick]

Watched it last night expecting a disaster.
It wasn't.
Sound quality was fine through my surround sound system.
Didn't think the harmony vocals of FC, indeed any of the vocals, were particularly bad, try seeing Tull these days!
Agrre there could have been...more bands, village scenes, interviews with the crowd and so on, but 90 minutes is a short time.

[Henry Tompkins (Pete)]

Watched it last night expecting a disaster.
It wasn't.
Sound quality was fine through my surround sound system.
Didn't think the harmony vocals of FC, indeed any of the vocals, were particularly bad, try seeing Tull these days!
Agrre there could have been...more bands, village scenes, interviews with the crowd and so on, but 90 minutes is a short time.

Not being rude but I think you may need your ears syringed!!  FC vocals, apart from Mr Leslie's - on that awful ukelele song - were, to my lugholes, dire.  

[Dave Brzeski]

The really, really bizarre thing is they only showed the artists I wasn't on the main field for, right up until the Excalibur set. I still maintain that was the high point of the festival anyway.
After watching all the stuff I managed to miss on the main field, I can't say I'm overcome with regrets. Richard Digance & Status Quo both surprised me only by being even more awful than my low expectations! Honestly, I'm the last person to deny that we all have different tastes, but how anyone could find Digance even remotely amusing/entertaining is just totally beyond me!
Most of the other stuff I like on record, but none of it sounded all that exciting live (at least not exciting enough to suffer standing in the pouring rain to watch, although I suspect they they all sounded more exciting from in front of the stage than they did on the TV).
As for the artists who were left out. I suspect they were divided into not very well known band, who were skipped infavour of the bigger names & big names who chose not to give their permission for their sets to be used for whatever reason.
If this was the case, I would like to extend my thanks to Rick Wakeman for avoiding joining the list of artists who were even worse than I expected. LOL

For those who missed it & can't catch one of the many repeat showings either, it has been torrented in HD if you know where to look.

[Edthefolkie]

I better not tell the D*g*nce at C*al Ast*n story!  "I don't normally play village halls"  

[Nick the Stick]

Watched it last night expecting a disaster.
It wasn't.
Sound quality was fine through my surround sound system.
Didn't think the harmony vocals of FC, indeed any of the vocals, were particularly bad, try seeing Tull these days!
Agrre there could have been...more bands, village scenes, interviews with the crowd and so on, but 90 minutes is a short time.

Not being rude but I think you may need your ears syringed!!  FC vocals, apart from Mr Leslie's - on that awful ukelele song - were, to my lugholes, dire.  

Funnily enough, I think Mr Leslie has a rather thin, reedy voice.

[Pete Gray]

I better not tell the D*g*nce at C*al Ast*n story!  "I don't normally play village halls"  

Ed,
Shush now or you'll get me in trouble - and we'll be seeing him at Skeggy in December !
And anyway, it wasn't a real North/South divide !

[Mister Keith]

Watched it last night expecting a disaster.
It wasn't.
Sound quality was fine through my surround sound system.
Didn't think the harmony vocals of FC, indeed any of the vocals, were particularly bad, try seeing Tull these days!
Agrre there could have been...more bands, village scenes, interviews with the crowd and so on, but 90 minutes is a short time.

Not being rude but I think you may need your ears syringed!!  FC vocals, apart from Mr Leslie's - on that awful ukelele song - were, to my lugholes, dire.  

Funnily enough, I think Mr Leslie has a rather thin, reedy voice.

I've always thought he sounds a bit like Geddy Lee from Rush.

[fal de diddle]

Richard Digance & Status Quo both surprised me only by being even more awful than my low expectations! Honestly, I'm the last person to deny that we all have different tastes, but how anyone could find Digance even remotely amusing/entertaining is just totally beyond me!

Your expectations were only low because as you iterate later you don't like either. It doesn't matter and is therefore irrelevant how anyone can find Digance amusing/entertaining safe to say they do. I've long thought there is no point in anyone other than somebody who appreciates an artist actually reviewing them. They at least can give a performance a review based on some knowledge of the band, their past history, great or bad gigs they've seen etc.

It gets up my nose all these sniffy, musically holier than thou types with their 'i was in my sleeping bag by the time they got to their third song' 'confirmed how bad they are...' etc when in fact  all they're actually saying is I don't get off on what they do, much as there are plenty of folks who don't get off on Fairport or indeed any other artist.

To see if Digance did a good gig just look at the the thousands who came away smiling at the end and look at the beaming faces on the folks (young and old) at the front when Quo were on and try telling them they were awful.

[davidmjs]

We've tried, we've tried.  And do they bloody listen?    

[Paula Tindall]

 I love the fact that there is such a variety of music. I might not find it all to my taste, but I always make a point of keeping an open mind and giving everyone a listen. I've made some fantastic discoveries this way. I don't leave the field at all during the day .I don't want to miss a moment! Good  beer ,  lovely atmosphere, great friends and more good food than I can manage -what more could anyone want? I have never felt the need to be angry when an act has not been to my liking - because I can see that others are enjoying them , and life's too short to bear a grudge against someone I don't even know. Not the Cropredy spirit either!

[Chris]

Congratulations on your appearance on the programme, Paula!

[Nick the Stick]

Fair point about only reviewing a band if you know or like them.
Being a Tull fan in the seventies, I had to put up with constant sniping review from 'hacks' telling me/us/them how awful they were, whereas when someone like, say, Chris Welch, who loved Tull, does his infamous Passion Play review, then you sit up and think.
I'm not saying disliking a band totally removes the ability to review them, but you're never going to come away with an unbiased account of the night/gig/album.

[davidmjs]

I'm not saying disliking a band totally removes the ability to review them, but you're never going to come away with an unbiased account of the night/gig/album.

So, the same as if you love them, then...!

A review is, by definition, subjective.  That's just the way it is.  Its only an opinion - nothing to be frightened of.

[MarkV]

I'm not saying disliking a band totally removes the ability to review them, but you're never going to come away with an unbiased account of the night/gig/album.

So, the same as if you love them, then...!

A review is, by definition, subjective.  That's just the way it is.  Its only an opinion - nothing to be frightened of.

I really like Neil Young, but like many others seem to dislike and complain about his new albums .