Fairport Convention. 25-2-16 - VIDEO ADDED!
Feb 26, 2016 11:31:10 GMT
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Post by ocarolan on Feb 26, 2016 11:31:10 GMT
Mrs O'C and I went to see FC last when they passed through Weston-super-Mud on their Winter tour. We've been almost every year for a while now and can't help wondering how much longer they'll keep WsM on their itinerary as the attendance seems to dwindle year by year. (Maybe due to deaths among an ageing audience...?) The lovely theatre was maybe only half-full this time. Pity, because the music was, as ever, superb and the small audience v enthusiastic.
The support act was Roger Davies, a singer-songwriter from Yorkshire (worth checking out on Youtube) whose simple, sincere and personal songs were a delight. Roger came across in a very unassuming way which won everyone over from the start. Enjoyed his half hour very much - good vocals and a great guitar sound.
Fairport cantered through their usual mix of oldies and more recent material. Peggy's bass playing is always a highlight for me - always seems to manage more notes than is humanly feasible yet remains musical and keep the pulse going too, aided by Gerry Conway's fab drumming. Chris Leslie's playing of so many instruments ensured variety to the sound, and his singing makes a good contrast with Simon Nicol. Disappointed that Simon didn't play his baby Rob Armstrong guitar though it was on stage throughout. Ric Saunders played his violin as manically as ever and managed to keep up a constant repertoire of silly walks, gestures and faces as if in his own little world on the edge of the stage.
Major highlights - Crazy Man Michael, and, inevitably, Meet on the Ledge. I find hearing them play and singing along to the latter to be a more and more emotional experience year by year.
Here's to next year!
Keith
The support act was Roger Davies, a singer-songwriter from Yorkshire (worth checking out on Youtube) whose simple, sincere and personal songs were a delight. Roger came across in a very unassuming way which won everyone over from the start. Enjoyed his half hour very much - good vocals and a great guitar sound.
Fairport cantered through their usual mix of oldies and more recent material. Peggy's bass playing is always a highlight for me - always seems to manage more notes than is humanly feasible yet remains musical and keep the pulse going too, aided by Gerry Conway's fab drumming. Chris Leslie's playing of so many instruments ensured variety to the sound, and his singing makes a good contrast with Simon Nicol. Disappointed that Simon didn't play his baby Rob Armstrong guitar though it was on stage throughout. Ric Saunders played his violin as manically as ever and managed to keep up a constant repertoire of silly walks, gestures and faces as if in his own little world on the edge of the stage.
Major highlights - Crazy Man Michael, and, inevitably, Meet on the Ledge. I find hearing them play and singing along to the latter to be a more and more emotional experience year by year.
Here's to next year!
Keith
Jo whoever he is.
