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« Reply #260 on: September 06, 2014, 02:24:04 AM » |
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I'm racking my addled brains to think of a line-up that would tempt me back to Cropredy. Discounting the silly asks (Neil Young, Pink Floyd etc), and also the sadly passed on (John Martyn, Bert Jansch, Jackie Leven etc) it does become difficult. Especially when you add in the bands that have split or retired (Bluehorses, possibly LJE?)
I suppose a Richard & Linda reunion might do it. Maybe give the Thompsons a whole evening, and let Teddy, Kami, Richard, Linda & Zak perform in various permutations.
Cropredy would be an appropriate vehicle to launch the Thompson Family Album that Linda has referenced on her FB page. |
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« Reply #261 on: September 06, 2014, 06:58:31 AM » |
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Oh yes to Midlake , perfect for a sunny afternoon slot.
But don't get me started again, camping at Cropredy is up to you, you can have as much or as little room as you like, you just have to know how to wangle it.
It is, IMHO, one of the best set ups of all the festivals and we really shouldn't moan at all.
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« Reply #262 on: September 06, 2014, 07:04:47 AM » |
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But don't get me started again, camping at Cropredy is up to you, you can have as much or as little room as you like, you just have to know how to wangle it.
That might have been true in the 80's , but has certainly not been my experience when I was going in the noughties. I've suffered at the hands of very inconsistent and dictatorial yellow jackets before. |
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« Reply #263 on: September 06, 2014, 10:21:28 AM » |
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Enjoy the camp fire!
Chris, it starts to scare me that you know everything. Fire was great. Review in recent gigs. |
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« Reply #264 on: September 06, 2014, 12:21:40 PM » |
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But don't get me started again, camping at Cropredy is up to you, you can have as much or as little room as you like, you just have to know how to wangle it.
It is, IMHO, one of the best set ups of all the festivals and we really shouldn't moan at all.
If that was actually the case, I would still be attending.... I'm not moaning, just voting with my feet. |
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« Reply #265 on: September 13, 2014, 12:26:30 AM » |
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Judie and Bailey Tzuke. I was well impressed at Butlitz last year.
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« Reply #266 on: September 14, 2014, 07:28:30 AM » |
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Here's a fantasy one! It seems they can never decide if they have split for good or not but if they haven't how about The Stone Roses.
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« Reply #267 on: September 14, 2014, 10:52:31 AM » |
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Funny isn't it? I much prefer the festival now it's not just a "Fairport and Friends" event. I accept I'm a bit of Johnny-come-lately, but I find it far more diverse and entertaining now. I love that we get Alice Cooper, the Buzzcocks, Quo, Steve Hackett, Bellowhead, Seth Lakeman to name but a few.
I like the way it's going. Just so long as we don't get any X-Factor winners!
I'm a part of the "new order" of Cropredy myself, relatively speaking, but whenever I start drawing up dream line-ups for the Cropredy festival I always find that they draw heavily from the broader "Fairport family": Your Maart Allcocks, Steve Tilstons, Ralph McTells, etc. Not that I am in any way complaining about the marvellous line-ups that we are treated to each year. Cropredy is about so much more than just the bands on stage anyway, and I have and will continue to attend on an annual basis for the forseeable future as a result of that intangible something that is the spirit of Cropredy. In fact, there is even something to recommend a "mediocre" year at Cropredy as regards the line-up, as it gives you that extra freedom to wander around the field, and nip down to the village for a few pints at the Red Lion and catch up with the Fringe, without the anxious feeling that you are missing out on something great on the main stage. |
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« Reply #268 on: September 14, 2014, 10:55:30 AM » |
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Without going back to check whether they've been suggested already...how about Black Star Riders for Thursday night?
Oooh, yes please. That would be absolutely perfick.  I'm still yet to see them live as, ironically, the last time they played locally was the Thursday of Cropredy! |
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« Reply #269 on: September 14, 2014, 04:35:17 PM » |
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Dawes would be good if they happened to be in the country.
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« Reply #270 on: September 14, 2014, 05:39:17 PM » |
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That would be interesting. I love those Youtube clips of Dawes, with RT guesting, doing Calvary Cross. I don't have any of their albums, could someone recommend a good starting point, please.
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« Reply #271 on: September 14, 2014, 05:46:10 PM » |
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That would be interesting. I love those Youtube clips of Dawes, with RT guesting, doing Calvary Cross. I don't have any of their albums, could someone recommend a good starting point, please.
I don't think there's a huge discography, David, and I think it's all listenable. Personally, I think 'Nothing is Wrong' is their best album (2011), but I started off by borrowing 'North Hills' (2009) from our local library. There's one more album 'Stories Don't End' (2013). Why not spend some YouTube time spotting your favourite tracks, then splash out on the corresponding album? |
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« Reply #272 on: September 15, 2014, 12:06:59 PM » |
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That would be interesting. I love those Youtube clips of Dawes, with RT guesting, doing Calvary Cross. I don't have any of their albums, could someone recommend a good starting point, please.
I don't think there's a huge discography, David, and I think it's all listenable. Personally, I think 'Nothing is Wrong' is their best album (2011), but I started off by borrowing 'North Hills' (2009) from our local library. There's one more album 'Stories Don't End' (2013). Why not spend some YouTube time spotting your favourite tracks, then splash out on the corresponding album? I haven't heard North Hills, but have the two later ones. Of those I'd agree that Nothing Is Wrong is the better, though the newer one is still very listenable. I'll have to look out those Youtube clips - haven't seen them. |
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« Reply #273 on: September 15, 2014, 01:26:07 PM » |
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After last night's display in Hyde Park, Jeff Lynne's ELO, perhaps ?
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« Reply #274 on: September 15, 2014, 03:30:10 PM » |
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After last night's display in Hyde Park, Jeff Lynne's ELO, perhaps ?
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« Reply #275 on: September 15, 2014, 03:36:38 PM » |
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After last night's display in Hyde Park, Jeff Lynne's ELO, perhaps ?
and/or Chrissie Hynde Definitely - the guitarist in Chrissie's band is James Walbourne, (The Rails, Dead Flamingoes, The Pogues, RT's son-in-law) so should be a shoo-in. Hang on a minute...has anyone suggested The Pogues/Shane McGowan & The Popes yet ? Now there's a thought... |
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« Reply #276 on: September 15, 2014, 03:44:38 PM » |
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More names to pop into my head after Proms in the Park and Radio 2's Festival in a day;-
Earth Wind and Fire,
Billy Ocean,
The Dhol Foundation
and of course ELO
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« Reply #277 on: September 15, 2014, 03:53:16 PM » |
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ELO looked very good last night. Also on my wish list---
Runrig
The Outcast Band
Peckham Cowboys
First Aid Kit
Steve Hillage
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« Reply #278 on: September 15, 2014, 04:25:33 PM » |
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At the risk of upsetting some, why not Paul Weller for an absolutely top notch live performer and Thursday night headliner. Definitely have the place sold out. Although there may be the need to ship in a few more trees in order to bag him as his recent summers have been spent playing in Forestry Commission venues.
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« Reply #279 on: September 15, 2014, 04:55:51 PM » |
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At the risk of upsetting some, why not Paul Weller for an absolutely top notch live performer and Thursday night headliner. Definitely have the place sold out. Although there may be the need to ship in a few more trees in order to bag him as his recent summers have been spent playing in Forestry Commission venues.
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