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Dan O.
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« on: February 26, 2016, 05:20:23 PM » |
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From this year's Wintour programme - help the guys choose the setlist for 2017 ! : "Simply list twenty songs that you would like to see performed on tour next year. The rules are simple : any song recorded by Fairport and released on an album or single is eligible. Matty Groves to close the set and Meet On The Ledge as the encore are given. Don't worry about putting them in order of preference, every title gets one point in the scoring. Send your list of twenty song titles to : Fairport50@virginmedia.com ." A harder task than I had anticipated - I wanted to choose some songs that I've never heard the current band play, and there's one or two from their own repertoire I'd like them to consider bringing back. So, at the moment my choices would be : Time Will Show The Wiser Jack O' Diamonds Nottamun Town Cajun Woman Percy's Song Sloth Poor Will & The Jolly Hangman Sir William Gower Wizard Of The Worldly Game The Plainsman To Althea From Prison Bring 'Em Down Limey's Lament Jack O' Rion Honour & Praise Wat Tyler The Golden Glove Spanish Main The Light Of Day Canny Capers Over to you, folks, what would you choose ? |
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2016, 05:45:53 PM » |
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Off the top of me 'ead....
Time Will Show The Wiser
Tried So Hard
Genesis Hall
Crazy Man Michael
Tam Lin
The Deserter
Sir Patrick Spens
Now Be Thankful
Staines Morris
Banks Of The Sweet Primroses
The Journeyman's Grace
Lord Marlborough
Sir William Gower
John Lee
Wake Up, John
The Plainsman
Knights Of The Road
John The Gun
Jack Orion
It Suits Me Well
Jules
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mikec
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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2016, 11:21:53 PM » |
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Josh's fav - Walk Awhile
My fav - Crazy Man Michael
Will get back to you on the rest but like the thought of Time will show the Wiser and Jack O
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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2016, 06:41:32 AM » |
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Well, I've got it down to 43 songs......this will be difficult
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« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2016, 08:14:04 AM » |
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1. Sloth
2. Spanish Maine
3. Limey's Lament
4. Lalla Rookh
5. Dark Eyed Molly
6. Wounded Whale
7. One More Chance
8. Bring 'em Down
9. To Althea
10. Tam Lin
11. My Love Is In America
12. Lampreys
13. Dirty Linen
14. Reno, Nevada
15. A Sailor's Life
16. Hexamshire Lass
17. Willow Creek
18. Reunion Hill
19. The Widow of Westmorland
20. Ye Mariners All
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2016, 05:32:13 PM » |
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Wow, Mike, we managed to have one whole song in common!  Jules |
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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2016, 06:50:40 PM » |
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Wow, Mike, we managed to have one whole song in common! Jules Progress. Interesting that it should be a long song with a tricky time signature about fairies. |
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Delfini (Diane)
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« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2016, 07:27:06 PM » |
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Flipping heck, that'll take some thought....and no doubt, will change day to day......some pleasant means rings through CDs ahead I reckon.
Doing my list for Ralph at the Royal Albert Hall in May was tricky beyond belief...just one more song to fit in please....
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2016, 08:09:12 PM » |
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Wow, Mike, we managed to have one whole song in common! Progress. Interesting that it should be a long song with a tricky time signature about fairies. Ahahahahahaha!! Jules |
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« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2016, 08:25:57 PM » |
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This will take some time.....  |
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Will S
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« Reply #10 on: February 29, 2016, 09:30:23 AM » |
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I had a go and sent my list off last week. It could easily have at least 15 different songs, though:
Lalla Rookh
Crazy Man Michael
Poor Will & the Jolly Hangman
Who Knows Where The Time Goes
Lord Marlborough
Rising For The Moon
Eynsham Poacher
Sir Patrick Spens
Hiring Fair
Red And Gold
Time Will Show The Wiser
Sigh Beg Sigh Mor
Suzanne
Wat Tyler
Tam Lin
Lark In The Morning
John Condon
Man In The Water
Weightless
Ye Mariners All
Nottamun Town
The Golden Glove
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All the diamonds in the world
That mean anything to me,
Are conjured up by wind and sunlight
Sparkling on the sea
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« Reply #11 on: February 29, 2016, 01:52:29 PM » |
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in no particular order...
1 to althea from prison
2 now be thankful
3 journeyman's grace
4 sloth
5 hen's march through the midden/four poster bed
6 sir patrick spens
7 polly on the shore
8 the eynsham poacher
9 tam lin
10 the poor ditching boy
11 poor will and the jolly hangman
12 crazy man michael
13 the deserter
14 the hexhamshire lass
15 time will show the wiser
16 general taylor
17 knights of the road
18 wake up john
19 sandy's song
20 reynard the fox
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Ronald
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« Reply #12 on: February 29, 2016, 02:39:11 PM » |
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Easy, no problem at all  Time Will Show the Wiser Fotheringay Who knows were the time goes Farewell, Farewell Tam Lin Walk Awhile Sir Patrick Spens Now be thankful Lord Marlborough The Plainsman Rising for the Moon The Frog Up the Pump General Taylor Ye Mariners All How many times Set me up Claudy Banks Travelling by steam The happy man The festival Bel |
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #13 on: February 29, 2016, 02:48:55 PM » |
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By the way, I didn't necessarily vote for my favourite Fairport songs. Just the songs I'd like to hear the present line-up do. Otherwise "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" would be there for sure. But for me, that has to be Sandy (or, at very least, someone up to the job of standing in her shoes) singing that song.
Jules
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davidmjs
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« Reply #14 on: February 29, 2016, 02:55:16 PM » |
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I'd much rather we were choosing the set for Cropredy 2017.
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David W
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« Reply #15 on: February 29, 2016, 03:30:36 PM » |
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I'd much rather we were choosing the set for Cropredy 2017.
Recent Cropredy set lists don't vary that much from the Winter Tour do they? |
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #16 on: February 29, 2016, 03:36:06 PM » |
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Recent Cropredy set lists don't vary that much from the Winter Tour do they?
They do for special guests. Jules |
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Jim
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« Reply #17 on: February 29, 2016, 06:35:51 PM » |
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I'd much rather we were choosing the set for Cropredy 2017.
Do you not think we are? |
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davidmjs
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« Reply #18 on: February 29, 2016, 07:59:24 PM » |
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I'd much rather we were choosing the set for Cropredy 2017.
Do you not think we are? I refuse to be drawn into despair and misery with regards to Cropredy 2017. Until I have cause not to, I still believe. As for the Winter Tour, they can play what they want...I won't be there. |
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Jim
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« Reply #19 on: February 29, 2016, 08:39:10 PM » |
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The trouble is,and it has become more and more apparent, in the last few years that the Cropredy set is just the wintour set adjusted for whatever musician is at hand to spice up the Cropredy set, hence Tom Robinson and that Kershaw chap, they seem so fond of, polluting what was once the highlight of a fairport fans year not to mention French rock operas, so awful that even the heavens complained bitterly.
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