TalkAwhile - The Folk Corporation Forum
November 22, 2024, 04:00:32 AM *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News:
 
   Home   Help Calendar Login Register  
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: Cropredy 2024  (Read 7997 times)
Andy
Brain half the size of a planet
Global Moderator
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 8613
Loc: South West Wales


Not perfect. Never claimed to be.


WWW
« on: December 11, 2023, 10:20:03 AM »

Bought our tickets, looked at lineup. Reasonably happy so far.

Didn't there used to be a way to know what number ticket we got?

Edit: 888 & 889

Lineup announced so far

Baskery
Big Big Train
Black Water Country
De Wolff
Eddi Reader
Elles Bailey
Fairport and Friends
Feast Of Fiddles
Focus
Kathryn Tickell
Ranagri
Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble
Silver Blues
Spooky Men's Chorale
The Trevor Horn Band





« Last Edit: December 11, 2023, 10:35:48 AM by Andy » Logged

My Photos: Bands, People, Wildlife: https://tinyurl.com/AndyLeslieFlickr
Nick Reg
The Dreaded
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 3364
Loc: NEWCASTLE, STAFFS


Merry Hell have been


« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2023, 10:21:16 AM »

Oh dear
Logged

There's a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets
Andy
Brain half the size of a planet
Global Moderator
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 8613
Loc: South West Wales


Not perfect. Never claimed to be.


WWW
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2023, 10:26:50 AM »


Oh dear

Yes, Dear?
Logged

My Photos: Bands, People, Wildlife: https://tinyurl.com/AndyLeslieFlickr
Poor Will (Bill)
coocoocachoo would just be silly
Folkcorp Guru 2nd Dan
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 1887
Loc: Bognor Regis West Sussex



« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2023, 10:28:09 AM »

Plenty of Prog to fall asleep to
Logged

In the words of the Zen Master " Don't just do something, sit there"
Tim Fletcher
Spotify hasn't heard of him either!
Folkcorp Guru
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 733
Loc: London - almost Muswell Hill!



« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2023, 10:31:39 AM »


Bought our tickets, looked at lineup. Reasonably happy so far.

Didn't there used to be a way to know what number ticket we got?





It's in the confirmation email under the ticket details below the festival dates - it took a bit of looking. We got 1147 & 1148 in the ticket bingo.
Logged

I really must get around to thinking up something witty and urbane to put here.
Andy
Brain half the size of a planet
Global Moderator
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 8613
Loc: South West Wales


Not perfect. Never claimed to be.


WWW
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2023, 10:34:40 AM »

Ah yes, 888-889 for us.
Logged

My Photos: Bands, People, Wildlife: https://tinyurl.com/AndyLeslieFlickr
davidmjs
less Yes than I probably should do
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 14115
Loc: Penrith(ish)



WWW
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2023, 10:53:21 AM »

Have the Trevor Horn band bought shares in the festival?
Logged

Link to Bluesky (Twitter for normal people) profile by web button on left
Amethyst (Jenny)
Did I just say that, out loud?
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 6359


Jenny. One breath of the sea..


« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2023, 10:54:05 AM »


Ah yes, 888-889 for us.


You will get the Christmas card from them then.
Logged

Farnsfield Acoustic ... Notts
Thank you to everyone that has ever been to a FarnsAc gig, and to all our wonderful performers since 2005
Field 7 is Heaven (Trev)
Field 7 deserter
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Posts: 541
Loc: Gogledd Cymru

I know where my towel is


« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2023, 12:06:37 PM »

77 to 84  for us.

Our Lowest number ever.

Great line up if you love prog.
Logged
PhilipK
Full Member
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 78
Loc: Hampshire, UK


Looking forward to Cropredy 2025...


« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2023, 01:54:31 PM »

We got 40 and 41, so must have been very early getting ours booked.

Sadly there's nothing much in the line-up which rings my bell, but we don't go to Cropredy just for the music (!) and I understand that there are further acts to be announced.
Logged

--
Philip
David W
a day on the Singer awaits
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 2290
Loc: Solihull

Cropredy 2018


« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2023, 03:20:53 PM »

I think I have moved on, the memories are great and I want to hold on to them.

Have fun.

DW
Logged
hendo (Dave)
Ziggy's tonsorialist-in-law
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 3448
Loc: leicestershire


The 'unobtrusive percussionist'


« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2023, 01:24:55 PM »


I think I have moved on, the memories are great and I want to hold on to them.

Have fun.

DW

Hi David. I won’t say too much as I will get criticised for being negative….
Cropredy was always very important to me . 3 decades of attendance. Special years 1995 to 2012 when we went in a convoy of 18 people and field 2 was our special,place. A 2 day fest but camped on the Thurs  and all day in the village….pint on the gravestones and a quiz from canoe club.
I sprinkled my best male mates ashes ( one of the convoy) on the field in 2012 . My wife lost interest in the fest, I attended a few times more…
I always thought it would be an unmissable part of my life ……….
But…other things have taken it’s place……much to my surprise. Warwick fest is now a regular for example.
For me it was always about the lineup.
This year I have seen most before .
So, very sadly I weaned myself of Cropredy. Smaller fests have popped up , particularly Magpie Fest .
 Bromyard etc.
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be , I can’t be an old f**t saying do you remember………
So moving on from Cropredy is a weird thing , hope you find your fix somewhere else……
Logged
davidmjs
less Yes than I probably should do
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 14115
Loc: Penrith(ish)



WWW
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2023, 01:34:53 PM »



I think I have moved on, the memories are great and I want to hold on to them.

Have fun.

DW

Hi David. I won’t say too much as I will get criticised for being negative….
Cropredy was always very important to me . 3 decades of attendance. Special years 1995 to 2012 when we went in a convoy of 18 people and field 2 was our special,place. A 2 day fest but camped on the Thurs  and all day in the village….pint on the gravestones and a quiz from canoe club.
I sprinkled my best male mates ashes ( one of the convoy) on the field in 2012 . My wife lost interest in the fest, I attended a few times more…
I always thought it would be an unmissable part of my life ……….
But…other things have taken it’s place……much to my surprise. Warwick fest is now a regular for example.
For me it was always about the lineup.
This year I have seen most before .
So, very sadly I weaned myself of Cropredy. Smaller fests have popped up , particularly Magpie Fest .
 Bromyard etc.
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be , I can’t be an old f**t saying do you remember………
So moving on from Cropredy is a weird thing , hope you find your fix somewhere else……



Is there something about people called David who've stopped going to Cropredy?  I think there might be... Wink Smiley Grin
Logged

Link to Bluesky (Twitter for normal people) profile by web button on left
Nick Reg
The Dreaded
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 3364
Loc: NEWCASTLE, STAFFS


Merry Hell have been


« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2023, 01:58:27 PM »




I think I have moved on, the memories are great and I want to hold on to them.

Have fun.

DW

Hi David. I won’t say too much as I will get criticised for being negative….
Cropredy was always very important to me . 3 decades of attendance. Special years 1995 to 2012 when we went in a convoy of 18 people and field 2 was our special,place. A 2 day fest but camped on the Thurs  and all day in the village….pint on the gravestones and a quiz from canoe club.
I sprinkled my best male mates ashes ( one of the convoy) on the field in 2012 . My wife lost interest in the fest, I attended a few times more…
I always thought it would be an unmissable part of my life ……….
But…other things have taken it’s place……much to my surprise. Warwick fest is now a regular for example.
For me it was always about the lineup.
This year I have seen most before .
So, very sadly I weaned myself of Cropredy. Smaller fests have popped up , particularly Magpie Fest .
 Bromyard etc.
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be , I can’t be an old f**t saying do you remember………
So moving on from Cropredy is a weird thing , hope you find your fix somewhere else……



Is there something about people called David who've stopped going to Cropredy?  I think there might be... Wink Smiley Grin
Should I change my name? It being very difficult (but not impossible) for me to go in 2024 I have taken time to reflect.
Why has Trevor Horn been booked for the third time when so many other deserving acts have been overlooked, for some it is too late by far.

We have missed out on
Runrig
Teenage Fanclub
Martin Stephenson
Ian Hunter
Christy Moore
Chumbawamba
Billy Bragg
Whiskey Priests
HoneyRider
Headsticks
Imelda May
Bennett Wilson Poole
Nick Lowe
Andy Fairweather Lowe
Elvis Costello
Terry Reid
Del Amitri
And many more not to mention American Acts

Steve Earle
Cracker
Bright Eyes
Boygenius
Ryan Adams
Love
Cowboy Junkies
Gillian Welch

Logged

There's a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets
Metro96 (Keith)
Do I look like a padre?
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Posts: 538
Loc: Adjacent to the Saddleworth villages.


My Friend there is always time for beer!


WWW
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2023, 03:45:09 PM »





I think I have moved on, the memories are great and I want to hold on to them.

Have fun.

DW

Hi David. I won’t say too much as I will get criticised for being negative….
Cropredy was always very important to me . 3 decades of attendance. Special years 1995 to 2012 when we went in a convoy of 18 people and field 2 was our special,place. A 2 day fest but camped on the Thurs  and all day in the village….pint on the gravestones and a quiz from canoe club.
I sprinkled my best male mates ashes ( one of the convoy) on the field in 2012 . My wife lost interest in the fest, I attended a few times more…
I always thought it would be an unmissable part of my life ……….
But…other things have taken it’s place……much to my surprise. Warwick fest is now a regular for example.
For me it was always about the lineup.
This year I have seen most before .
So, very sadly I weaned myself of Cropredy. Smaller fests have popped up , particularly Magpie Fest .
 Bromyard etc.
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be , I can’t be an old f**t saying do you remember………
So moving on from Cropredy is a weird thing , hope you find your fix somewhere else……



Is there something about people called David who've stopped going to Cropredy?  I think there might be... Wink Smiley Grin
Should I change my name? It being very difficult (but not impossible) for me to go in 2024 I have taken time to reflect.
Why has Trevor Horn been booked for the third time when so many other deserving acts have been overlooked, for some it is too late by far.

We have missed out on
Runrig
Teenage Fanclub
Martin Stephenson
Ian Hunter
Christy Moore
Chumbawamba
Billy Bragg
Whiskey Priests
HoneyRider
Headsticks
Imelda May
Bennett Wilson Poole
Nick Lowe
Andy Fairweather Lowe
Elvis Costello
Terry Reid
Del Amitri
And many more not to mention American Acts

Steve Earle
Cracker
Bright Eyes
Boygenius
Ryan Adams
Love
Cowboy Junkies
Gillian Welch




Del Amitri are touring next year.
Not missed out at all (yet).
Logged

Pwll peint o chwerw os gwelwch yn dda.
một pint của đắng xin
ไพน์ของขมโปรด
en halvliter øl vennligst
davidmjs
less Yes than I probably should do
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 14115
Loc: Penrith(ish)



WWW
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2023, 03:57:35 PM »


We have missed out on
Runrig
Teenage Fanclub
Martin Stephenson
Ian Hunter
Christy Moore
Chumbawamba
Billy Bragg
Whiskey Priests
HoneyRider
Headsticks
Imelda May
Bennett Wilson Poole
Nick Lowe
Andy Fairweather Lowe
Elvis Costello
Terry Reid
Del Amitri
And many more not to mention American Acts

Steve Earle
Cracker
Bright Eyes
Boygenius
Ryan Adams
Love
Cowboy Junkies
Gillian Welch


This is a slightly ludicrous concept...because in reality we have missed out on everyone on the planet who isn't on the bill.

This is just a list of people you like who aren't playing there.  Which is kind of pointless isn't it?

Logged

Link to Bluesky (Twitter for normal people) profile by web button on left
bassline (Mike)
the Spens is mightier with the Swarb
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 2123
Loc: Wolverhampton



« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2023, 04:52:47 PM »



We have missed out on
Runrig
Teenage Fanclub
Martin Stephenson
Ian Hunter
Christy Moore
Chumbawamba
Billy Bragg
Whiskey Priests
HoneyRider
Headsticks
Imelda May
Bennett Wilson Poole
Nick Lowe
Andy Fairweather Lowe
Elvis Costello
Terry Reid
Del Amitri
And many more not to mention American Acts

Steve Earle
Cracker
Bright Eyes
Boygenius
Ryan Adams
Love
Cowboy Junkies
Gillian Welch


This is a slightly ludicrous concept...because in reality we have missed out on everyone on the planet who isn't on the bill.

This is just a list of people you like who aren't playing there.  Which is kind of pointless isn't it?




True....

but we never got Twisted Sister..or WASP.

We nearly got Spinal Tap but didn't.

We didn't get the real Pink Floyd. Imagine a wall stretching from Leon's to the Goan Fish stand.

Crowded House.

Macc Lads.

Macca.

AccaDacca....not the hillbilly ones.

etc etc.

But I get the original point.

10 CC - or 2.5 CC - 'Yay !' The first time.
 'Oh-they/he were/was good last time'.
 'What again ?

Same with Trev, but there was another 2.5 CC last time.

In the end, it is what it is.

Logged

Well I never did..
Nick Reg
The Dreaded
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 3364
Loc: NEWCASTLE, STAFFS


Merry Hell have been


« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2023, 05:25:28 PM »

David, the point I am making is that the festival is moving away from what I like , obviously with a few exceptions . I have a family wedding next year but I doubt whether I could justify paying nearly £200 each for one or two bands I like.
Logged

There's a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets
Will S
A twinset of librarians
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 2790
Loc: in deepest Devon



« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2023, 05:28:23 PM »

And for all we know, Fairport may have tried very hard to get some of the people on that list, but they weren't available at the time, or not in the country, or cost too much, or..., or...
Logged

All the diamonds in the world
That mean anything to me,
Are conjured up by wind and sunlight
Sparkling on the sea
(Bruce Cockburn)
davidmjs
less Yes than I probably should do
Folkcorp Guru 3rd Dan
*******
Offline Offline

Posts: 14115
Loc: Penrith(ish)



WWW
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2023, 05:46:56 PM »


David, the point I am making is that the festival is moving away from what I like , obviously with a few exceptions . I have a family wedding next year but I doubt whether I could justify paying nearly £200 each for one or two bands I like.


The interest on those ISAs has to be spent somehow, man...  Grin
Logged

Link to Bluesky (Twitter for normal people) profile by web button on left
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
Page created in 0.17 seconds with 20 queries.