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Mr D Swarbrick announced today on Facebook he is in the studio working on a live album of unreleased FC material from 76/79.  |
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2011, 08:22:07 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2011, 09:17:17 PM » |
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I wonder if this will include any actual unreleased songs, or just new versions of songs we already have. Either way, I'm in; you can never have too much '70s Fairport.
What would be even better, is a complete 1970 Live at the L.A. Troubadour set.
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2011, 09:18:48 PM » |
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Fab news!
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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2011, 10:48:15 PM » |
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It's scheduled for spring 2012.Asked if there might be material from Knebworth he replied ...it's a secret.Speculate away....
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« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2011, 11:07:03 PM » |
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What Swarb has said on fb so far:
"is in the studio mastering a double fairport album from 76/79"
"All live stuff From my archives"
"Release 2012. Spring, going on cropredy time. And its going to be good. Huzzah!"
"Its peggy, simon, bruce and myself."
What was the knebworth lineup?
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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2011, 11:24:08 PM » |
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The farewell line up - Swarb, Simon, Peggy & Bruce
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« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2011, 11:28:42 PM » |
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Wonder if there was a live recording from the Thoresby gig in July 1979... the fiddle solo in Sloth was amazing!!
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« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2011, 10:16:38 PM » |
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The farewell line up - Swarb, Simon, Peggy & Bruce
I am REALLY happy about this---one of my favorite line ups! |
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« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2011, 11:37:10 AM » |
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The farewell line up - Swarb, Simon, Peggy & Bruce
I am REALLY happy about this---one of my favorite line ups! Me too. My first. My favourite. Pure folk-rock. Perfect....  |
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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2011, 11:42:15 AM » |
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The farewell line up - Swarb, Simon, Peggy & Bruce
I am REALLY happy about this---one of my favorite line ups! not my favourite but close, DM is still the drummer for me but Bruce was bloody good and i'm looking forward to this hugely |
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« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2011, 02:18:49 PM » |
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Have to agree with Jim there, not so much because DM is a better drummer than Bruce,but because of the way DM and Peggy play TOGETHER....one of the greatest rhythm sections ever.
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« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2011, 03:36:53 PM » |
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Have to agree with Jim there, not so much because DM is a better drummer than Bruce,but because of the way DM and Peggy play TOGETHER....one of the greatest rhythm sections ever.
BUT...imho...if you saw some of the shows (or have recordings of some of the shows) from the tail end of the 76-85 period where DM sat in for Bruce (there's a few from the Spring '85 US tour, the last with Swarb, and also one I can think of from a couple of years earlier), there's something sort of 'not quite' about them. On any normal basis whatsoever, DM (he'd almost certainly be in my Top 5) goes higher up the 'Best Drummer' lists than Bruce, but somehow this 4-piece still sounded perfect. To me at least... I would love, almost certainly more (been there, done it) than the early, the L&L, the Full House lineups which I'm sure we will get next year (God willing) to see this lineup play at Cropredy, even in a modified form (DM, maybe Chris to add some vocals and a bit more fiddle). |
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« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2011, 08:02:12 PM » |
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On any normal basis whatsoever, DM (he'd almost certainly be in my Top 5) goes higher up the 'Best Drummer' lists than Bruce, but somehow this 4-piece still sounded perfect. To me at least... I would love, almost certainly more (been there, done it) than the early, the L&L, the Full House lineups which I'm sure we will get next year (God willing) to see this lineup play at Cropredy, even in a modified form (DM, maybe Chris to add some vocals and a bit more fiddle). I agree. 2 very different drum styles. I would not call one or the other better, though---whatever that word means to each of us---just different. Both are amazing. |
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« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2011, 09:08:41 PM » |
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Fairport have been blessed with 4 excellent drummers - Martin, DM, Bruce and Gerry - each very different in his own style and approach, but all of them right in tune & time with their bandmates.
I'm looking forward to this release as well (as if you couldn't tell...)
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« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2011, 07:38:11 AM » |
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Fairport have been blessed with 4 excellent drummers - Martin, DM, Bruce and Gerry - each very different in his own style and approach, but all of them right in tune & time with their bandmates.
I'm looking forward to this release as well (as if you couldn't tell...)
Well said...it is strange just how different they all are from each other, but how right they all are for the band. |
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« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2011, 09:15:10 AM » |
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Fairport have been blessed with 4 excellent drummers - Martin, DM, Bruce and Gerry - each very different in his own style and approach, but all of them right in tune & time with their bandmates.
I'm looking forward to this release as well (as if you couldn't tell...)
Well said...it is strange just how different they all are from each other, but how right they all are for the band. Yep, I agree too. A fine crop of drummers. DM's my favourite of them, but Bruce isn't far behind. Jules |
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« Reply #17 on: September 07, 2011, 09:44:19 AM » |
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The farewell line up - Swarb, Simon, Peggy & Bruce
I am REALLY happy about this---one of my favorite line ups! Me too. My first. My favourite. Pure folk-rock. Perfect.... Abso-bloomin-lutely! On a related subj. I have't seen them do Jack O'Rion for 749 years, do they ever do it now? Or is it too Swarb? |
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« Reply #18 on: September 07, 2011, 09:46:08 AM » |
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I have to say Bruce has always been my favourite Fairport drummer. But actually, all of them offer something different to the band, and have all wowed me in some way or another, DM's drum work on Instrumental Medley '85 and Gerry's drum work on Mercy Bay being just two examples!
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« Reply #19 on: September 07, 2011, 10:02:44 AM » |
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Fairport have been blessed with 4 excellent drummers - Martin, DM, Bruce and Gerry - each very different in his own style and approach, but all of them right in tune & time with their bandmates.
I'm looking forward to this release as well (as if you couldn't tell...)
Well said...it is strange just how different they all are from each other, but how right they all are for the band. Cannot add much really! Sort of sums it all up. I agree wholeheartedly. |
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