A Word in Your Ear with Fairport & Sandy

[Shane (Skirky)]

Courtesy of the people behind the now-defunct Word Magazine...

Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol were founder members of Fairport Convention (in fact Simon's never left), a band now cantering into its 38th year in support of its cracking new Myths & Heroes album.
 
The pair were both part of the '68 line-up that recruited Sandy Denny and made the three immortal records that sealed their reputation. Her life and sublime recordings are celebrated in a fascinating new biography by Mick Houghton called I've Always Kept A Unicorn.
So this next Word In Your Ear is a pioneering five-way special: Ashley, Simon and Mick - with David Hepworth and Mark Ellen. There'll be arcane tales, fond memories, nice beer - and, if you bring them, meat pies. We'll pretend we're sitting round a bonfire.
It's at the appropriately folk-sounding Slaughtered Lamb in Clerkenwell. Get in - and book early.


https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-fairport-convention-and-sandy-denny-evening-with-simon-nicol-ashley-hutchings-and-mick-tickets-15776216087

[GubGub (Al)]

Shame about the date. I would have been there in an instant but I can't manage a Monday. Will have to wait for the podcast.

But 38 years? Surely some mishtake.

On a related note, where do you get the updates about these events from Shane? I would love to get to one or two. The recordings are unfailingly entertaining.

[Shane (Skirky)]

I was a subscriber to The Word at one point and I think David Hepworth just uses that list to send round updates.  

[Chris]

There's a mailing list sign-up to the right (and down a bit) on that web page.....see you there!

[GubGub (Al)]

I was a subscriber to The Word at one point and I think David Hepworth just uses that list to send round updates.  

Don't think that can be it. I was a subscriber right up until the death but I have never received anything. However, I will follow the link identified by Chris below.

[Philip W]

Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol were founder members of Fairport Convention (in fact Simon's never left)

He was out for five years, wasn't he, in the 70s? 

[davidmjs]

I'm disappointed with the Word chaps.  How many pretty damned fundamental errors is it possible to get in one small statement?!