Sandy Denny Tribute bands

[Col D]

Do recordings of that show exist, Col?  Not sure why I didn't get to that...especially as I was in Oxon at the time.

I don't remember one ever surfacing.

[Philip W]

Vikki Clayton did an album of Sandy songs It Suits Me Well, I have the cassette.

Unless I'm going completely daft ( ?), years ago, she had a Fotheringay tribute band at Crops with some original members.

I seem to remember along with her solo work a really good album Annual - Ragged Heroes which had some great tracks. Hers were definitely some of my favourite interpritations of Sandy songs along with Linde Nijland and of course there have been some fine performances by Carla Fuchs

Carla Fuchs has a YouTube channel for her Sandy performances: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgZPTLs-pj_CLQS4nHgs9hw She has also played several gigs in Germany.

[Philip W]

There was also the Lady tour. I saw it at the Abrbican, a wonderful evening. Some of the recordings from the tour have turned up on the Electric Muse Revisited and really make you wish for a full concert album.

I think the first Sandy tribute concert was at at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in 2008. It was organised by Andy Batt who has done sterling work on the Sandy big box and the recent Richard and Linda and Fairport box sets and was a forerunner to the 2012 The Lady tour. Swarb, Jerry D, Kami Thompson, PP Arnold, Jim Moray, Lisa Knapp, Marc Almond and various members of Bellowhead amongst others but a special mention to my friend Mary Epworth who did a brilliant job on Come All Ye and Solo.

Do recordings of that show exist, Col?  Not sure why I didn't get to that...especially as I was in Oxon at the time.

Johnny Flynn's performance from that night is up on YouTube, David: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca2niWzgsCY
Also Marc Almond's two songs (all audience recordings): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-NFGQPbrV4 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbsnrg77ui4

[davidmjs]

There was also the Lady tour. I saw it at the Abrbican, a wonderful evening. Some of the recordings from the tour have turned up on the Electric Muse Revisited and really make you wish for a full concert album.

I think the first Sandy tribute concert was at at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in 2008. It was organised by Andy Batt who has done sterling work on the Sandy big box and the recent Richard and Linda and Fairport box sets and was a forerunner to the 2012 The Lady tour. Swarb, Jerry D, Kami Thompson, PP Arnold, Jim Moray, Lisa Knapp, Marc Almond and various members of Bellowhead amongst others but a special mention to my friend Mary Epworth who did a brilliant job on Come All Ye and Solo.

Do recordings of that show exist, Col?  Not sure why I didn't get to that...especially as I was in Oxon at the time.

Johnny Flynn's performance from that night is up on YouTube, David: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca2niWzgsCY
Also Marc Almond's two songs (all audience recordings): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-NFGQPbrV4 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbsnrg77ui4

Fab - thanks Philip.