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Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2014 | ||
6th - 8th Aug 2014 Cropredy, nr Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
Tickets are SOLD OUT |
Legendary folk-rock outfit Fairport Convention will welcome the return of long-serving member Dave Pegg on bass guitar when the band hits the road this spring. Earlier in the year, his son Matt had to stand in as bassist when Pegg senior badly injured his hand in a kitchen accident.
"In January, I severed a tendon in the first finger of my left hand while I was emptying the dishwasher," Dave recalls. "The irony is I'd just spent two days chain-sawing firewood without incident."
"My hand was in a splint for six weeks so I couldn't play bass or mandolin on Fairport's winter tour. Luckily, Matt is a bass player too - like father like son - and he was available to deputise for me. Now I'm raring to get back on the road and really looking forward to playing with the band again."
Fairport Convention's semi-acoustic spring tour will have an intimate feel and will visit thirty-odd venues and festivals between Thursday 1 May and Saturday 7 June. The concerts will feature a mix of new songs and long-established favourites from the Fairport repertoire.
The band's line-up features Simon Nicol (vocals, guitar), Dave Pegg (bass guitar), Ric Sanders (violin), Chris Leslie (mandolin, fiddle, vocals) and Gerry Conway (percussion).
Hailed as the originators of British folk-rock music, Oxfordshire-based Fairport Convention has been playing for nearly fifty years yet remains as vibrant and inventive as ever.
After the spring tour, Fairport will be preparing for their annual open-air music festival at Cropredy in Oxfordshire which takes place on 7, 8 and 9 August.
May/June 2014 tour dates and venues:
May
1 Hastings, St Mary In The Castle 01323 841414
2 Brighton, The Concorde 2 01273 673311
3 Chatham, Central Theatre 01634 338338
4 Bristol, Bristol Folk Festival 0845 402 4001
7 Hebden Bridge, The Trades Club 01422 845265
8 Pocklington, The Arts Centre 01759 301547
9 Kendal, The Brewery Arts Centre 01539 725133
10 St Helens, The Citadel 01744 735436
12 Nettlebed, Folk Song Club 01628 636 620
13 Ipswich, Cameo,
15 Leek, The Foxlowe Arts Centre 01538 385260
16 London, The Borderline 0844 847 2465
17 Malpass, Malfest 01948 820549
18 Cardiff, The Globe 0871 220 0260
20 Lytham St Annes, The Lowther Pavilion 01253 794221
21 Ilkley, Kings Hall 01274 432000
22 Bury, The Met 0161 761 2216
23 Worcester, Huntingdon Hall 01905 611427
24 Broseley, The Birchmeadow Centre 07890 057832
25 Looe, Millendreath Festival 01503 262028
26 Nottingham, Lowdham Village Hall 0115 966 3596
29 Spalding, South Holland Centre 01775 764777
30 Didcot, Cornerstone Arts Centre 01235 515144
31 Uttoxeter, Acoustic Festival Of Great Britain 0333 9000 919
June
1 Chipping Norton, The Theatre 01608 642349
3 Cambridge, The Junction 01223 511511
4 Norwich, Open 01603 763111
5 Clacton, West Cliff Theatre 01255 433344
6 Wimborne, The Tivoli Theatre 01202 885566
7 Beckenham, St Georges Arts Festival 0208 663 6996