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« Reply #20 on: February 27, 2017, 11:41:13 PM » |
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RT's last performance, "Tear Stained Letter".
That band was the best Fairport ever, even though it wasn't Fairport.
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« Reply #21 on: February 28, 2017, 12:04:39 AM » |
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« Reply #22 on: February 28, 2017, 12:37:41 AM » |
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Rosei followed by Swarb's slideshow last year..
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« Reply #23 on: February 28, 2017, 08:09:38 AM » |
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Can't remember which year, but the playing of Sandy's "Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood", during the Fairport set, dampened many an eye.  |
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« Reply #24 on: February 28, 2017, 08:55:37 AM » |
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« Reply #25 on: February 28, 2017, 09:25:02 AM » |
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RT's last performance, "Tear Stained Letter".
That band was the best Fairport ever, even though it wasn't Fairport.
That was an epic sing along. Forced to pick a single moment. RT again. 'Put it There Pal', Richard Thompson, 1996, in a tempest. There should be a plaque, for the greatest guitar solo ever played on British soil. Blimey, Sheen and I were down the front for that. Very wet! We turned round and the field had cleared! |
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« Reply #26 on: February 28, 2017, 09:28:22 AM » |
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When they were doing the tribute to Sandy and Robert Plant came on to sing the Battle of Evermore.
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« Reply #27 on: February 28, 2017, 09:34:06 AM » |
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Stretching the definition a little and I have mentioned it before..........
Late 90's , sitting on field 1 having our usual communal breakfast when I heard RT sound checking, so I popped down to the field, in the days when you could.
About 30 of us leaning on the barrier at the front .
'What do you want to hear,?' he asked so we got Beeswing, and Vincent and several more. A magical 30 mins.
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« Reply #28 on: February 28, 2017, 10:07:38 AM » |
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Stretching the definition a little and I have mentioned it before..........
Late 90's , sitting on field 1 having our usual communal breakfast when I heard RT sound checking, so I popped down to the field, in the days when you could.
About 30 of us leaning on the barrier at the front .
'What do you want to hear,?' he asked so we got Beeswing, and Vincent and several more. A magical 30 mins.
And RT and Jerry jamming at a soundcheck , late 80's |
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« Reply #29 on: February 28, 2017, 10:11:34 AM » |
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« Reply #30 on: February 28, 2017, 10:12:06 AM » |
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When they were doing the tribute to Sandy and Robert Plant came on to sing the Battle of Evermore.
Yes!! it's either that, or the first time I walked onto the field. That feeling.... |
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« Reply #31 on: February 28, 2017, 03:26:21 PM » |
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When the guys suddenly burst into I'm down by the Beatles. RT on lead vocals! Cropredy 2005 i think.
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They broke my heart and they killed me, but I didn't die. They tried to bury me, they didn't realise I was a seed.
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« Reply #32 on: February 28, 2017, 03:42:40 PM » |
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As said, my first Cropredy will always be stuck in my memory, but, I know it wont be popular, I enjoyed Excalibur (especially an exuberant Johnny Logan in his union jack blazer).
The other moment of sheer emotion was when Cat Stevens made his brief appearance with FC as backing band. Nice to see Gerry take the limelight for once.
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« Reply #33 on: February 28, 2017, 04:22:26 PM » |
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When they were doing the tribute to Sandy and Robert Plant came on to sing the Battle of Evermore.
Yes, that was fantastic, but I think I would go for the following year, Cat Stevens doing Peace Train. The rest of his set was the very dampest of squids, but Peace Train was magical. |
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« Reply #34 on: February 28, 2017, 11:10:46 PM » |
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... When it all went a bit Jethro Tull in 1987. One of the reasons I carried on going.
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« Reply #35 on: March 01, 2017, 01:17:20 AM » |
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Not there myself but Swarb deciding to play Sir Pat's, nicking Ric's fiddle and making it happen.
this Yep. Summed up so many strands of Swarb and his relationship with the band and the crowd. I did wonder at the time if that was his final Cropredy appearance. |
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« Reply #36 on: March 01, 2017, 02:29:49 AM » |
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The last time Sloth was played with the extended Full House lineup (Can't recall the year of the top of my head)
Here are my videos of that one: https://youtu.be/xP-mR1rZk3s (Part 1) https://youtu.be/xuS89AWhjvE (Part 2) |
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« Reply #37 on: March 01, 2017, 08:19:48 AM » |
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In the words of the Zen Master " Don't just do something, sit there"
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« Reply #38 on: March 01, 2017, 08:21:04 AM » |
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As said, my first Cropredy will always be stuck in my memory, but, I know it wont be popular, I enjoyed Excalibur (especially an exuberant Johnny Logan in his union jack blazer).
The other moment of sheer emotion was when Cat Stevens made his brief appearance with FC as backing band. Nice to see Gerry take the limelight for once.
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« Reply #39 on: March 01, 2017, 10:40:01 AM » |
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The 25th anniversary.
My new girlfriend (later wife, now ex-wife) was completely exhausted by all that weird folkrock music and had fallen asleep in the rain, the Full House line-up played Sloth and RT started his solo....
Or maybe (if I may)
2014. I had a terrible time this year, problems at the job, problems with family. I sat down in the field (with my new girlfriend), Fairport Acoustic came on and started playing and I felt: This is where I belong, life is good here.
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