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I was s urprised at how good Fpt sounded. On the one hand they ough t to, after all these years of practice, on the other, we've all heard enough vintage bands sounding tired and lacklustre to know how disappointing they can be.
I left the FM steam radio on for Janice Long afterwards, and was agreeably surpsised by a track by the band : I am Kloot. There's so much music out there, new and not so, that it's easy to ignore it- then something like that pops up.
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« Reply #21 on: January 24, 2013, 10:44:48 AM » |
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I do want new stuff. I do want to be surprised. I know I'm not going to get it.
I suspect that this is the wrong year to hope for new stuff. I think this is likely to be one of the band's quiet years after a busy "anniversary" year last year. It is only two years since Festival Bell. I reckon we are at least a year away from another one though I guess they may start debuting a couple of new songs on the tour. |
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« Reply #22 on: January 24, 2013, 11:22:03 AM » |
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Walkawhile got played on the Chris Evans breakfast show this morning (09:21) ... that's some premium airplay that is. Well done boys.  Made my drive through the ice and snow much more enjoyable |
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« Reply #23 on: January 24, 2013, 03:05:30 PM » |
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If you just want to hear fairport go to the BBC music showcase page http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/showcase/clips/p0145tg9/in/justadded/justadded where you can hear the 3 tracks. There is also an archive session there recorded live in session at the BBC on 18th March 1969. Tracklisting: - Autopsy - Cajun Woman - Percy's Song - Si Tu Dois Partir |
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« Reply #24 on: January 24, 2013, 04:08:51 PM » |
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I enjoyed their set but - and it may just be me - the music seemed a little hurried, especially Patrick Spens, it felt a tad rushed.
Still, good to hear them sounding on decent form, albeit without a leccy ...
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« Reply #25 on: January 24, 2013, 05:05:26 PM » |
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Walkawhile got played on the Chris Evans breakfast show this morning (09:21) ... that's some premium airplay that is. Well done boys. Made my drive through the ice and snow much more enjoyable Was it the original version or the version from the Mark Radcliffe show? |
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« Reply #26 on: January 24, 2013, 06:41:58 PM » |
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with the greatest of respect,, it seems some of you lot are never satisfied
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« Reply #27 on: January 24, 2013, 07:38:56 PM » |
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According to the wife they played Meet on the Ledge on Jeremy Vine.
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« Reply #28 on: January 24, 2013, 11:02:53 PM » |
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with the greatest of respect,, it seems some of you lot are never satisfied
simon
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« Reply #29 on: January 24, 2013, 11:22:48 PM » |
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with the greatest of respect,, it seems some of you lot are never satisfied
simon
I know this board can be on the cynical side, but the comments about Fairport in this thread all seem to be very positive.  |
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« Reply #30 on: January 25, 2013, 12:59:06 AM » |
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with the greatest of respect,, it seems some of you lot are never satisfied
simon
I know this board can be on the cynical side, but the comments about Fairport in this thread all seem to be very positive. I can only agree, sometimes even TAW is positive and receptive. I listened, enjoyed Sir Pat, mentally danced to WalkAWhile (the first Fairport track I ever heard) and thought MoTL should be saved for Crops (a personal foible), but was ok. |
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« Reply #31 on: January 25, 2013, 10:54:49 AM » |
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I used the feature on the BBC iPlayer which allowed me to listen to just the FC music bits. I thought it was very sprightly - there's no new album to plug and so I thought the choice of a folk track, a hit and an anthem to play on the country's biggest radio station was, not necessarily inspired, but certainly pragmatic. Having CL in the band does rather feel to me like there's an insider in terms of fandom when it comes to suggesting the set list (I did catch a brief comment by them regarding being surprised by a couple of the most popular suggestions for By Popular Request, which indicates that they might not be quite as certain of what their hardcore audience wants as they might like to think they are) but that the three songs they played all had the hallmark of RT imprinted firmly upon them just goes to show what a very long shadow he's cast over the years.
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« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2013, 02:38:37 PM » |
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Listened to this on iPlayer this morning. not bad, but it would have been great to hear the band talk more.
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« Reply #33 on: January 28, 2013, 10:24:26 AM » |
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This from facebook this morning:
Ahoy Fairport-spotters!! Broadcasting House. Session & interviews with @WhisperingBob and Johnny Walker this afternoon.
Sounds interesting...
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« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2013, 01:24:22 PM » |
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I completely forget to tune in to Mark Radcliffe last week, and having lost the sound facility on my computer, I am unable to listen again on i player. Bah! The good news is that my trusty IT person Nick is on his way to sort the thing out very soon. Hurrah!  |
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