Winter Tour 2015

[Jules Gray]

Great photo, Col.

Jules

[YaBB Master (Colin)]

Great photo, Col.
Jules

Thanks, but there is a better photo. However it's huge (over 10,000 pixels high), so won't look great here:


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[Jules Gray]

I can see enough to appreciate its splendour!

Jules

[JJ (Joanna)]

I really enjoyed the concert last night at Union Chapel, I love that venue, don't like having to queue outside though, a necessity if one wishes to be in the front few pews... (wonder what its like up in the balcony area?) Forgot to take my cushion though, no wonder people don't go to church much these days...!  

I liked it that, for a change, Chris didn't play violin, but played many other instruments, including the banjo which gave a wonderful, foot tapping 'Matty' It made such a change to leave out 'duelling' fiddle playing. Several songs from the new album sounded so good, Ralph's 'Clear water' and 'Wild Cape Horn' suit the Fairport style but for me Simon playing more on leccy guitar made it rock. His singing on 'John Condon' moved me to tears almost.

I came away thinking this was the best concert for a couple of years.

Rosie and Kev were a good listen to start the evening too. She does have rather long legs doesn't she?!  

[GubGub (Al)]

I really enjoyed the concert last night at Union Chapel, I love that venue, don't like having to queue outside though, a necessity if one wishes to be in the front few pews... (wonder what its like up in the balcony area?) Forgot to take my cushion though, no wonder people don't go to church much these days...!  

I liked it that, for a change, Chris didn't play violin, but played many other instruments, including the banjo which gave a wonderful, foot tapping 'Matty' It made such a change to leave out 'duelling' fiddle playing. Several songs from the new album sounded so good, Ralph's 'Clear water' and 'Wild Cape Horn' suit the Fairport style but for me Simon playing more on leccy guitar made it rock. His singing on 'John Condon' moved me to tears almost.

I came away thinking this was the best concert for a couple of years.

Rosie and Kev were a good listen to start the evening too. She does have rather long legs doesn't she?!  

I've only seen Fairport once at Union Chapel, on the Babbacombe Lee tour a few years back. I sat in the balcony and the sound was really bad so I don't recommend it. Have been to other gigs there and sat downstairs and it was fine so I think it must be a balcony issue.

[davidmjs]

I've only seen Fairport once at Union Chapel, on the Babbacombe Lee tour a few years back. I sat in the balcony and the sound was really bad so I don't recommend it. Have been to other gigs there and sat downstairs and it was fine so I think it must be a balcony issue.

I've seen a gig from the balcony and the sound was superb.  

[YaBB Master (Colin)]

I've only seen Fairport once at Union Chapel, on the Babbacombe Lee tour a few years back. I sat in the balcony and the sound was really bad so I don't recommend it. Have been to other gigs there and sat downstairs and it was fine so I think it must be a balcony issue.

I've seen a gig from the balcony and the sound was superb.  

Over the years there have been vast improvements in the acoustics, but still on the balcony some places are better than others.
However as the licensed capacity is much lower than the number of seats, it's easy to move around.

And the background music. I noticed several tracks by artists at this year's Cropredy and also 'Monsters and Men'. They would have been good.

Also did anybody else notice the 'clapometer' on the screen, in large numbers, on the sound desk?

[Ronald]

We had seats on the fifth row near the aisle and there the sound was perfect, as we were seated there did not notice the clapometer.