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Fairport Convention
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http://www.fairportconvention.com/
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Date |
Venue - City, State |
Source | Sound Rating | Got From: | Sent to: | My Comments | Show Comment | Media |
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| 1. |
06/02/68 |
Barn Barbecue - Whitlesey,
England |
AUD | B- | | | speed corrected version | Musicians:
Sandy Denny
Ashley Hutchings
Martin Lamble
Simon Nicol
Richard Thompson
I(i)an Matthews
Lagga's Notes:
Richard Thompson in the foreword to Pamela Murray Winter's unpublished biography of Sandy Denny:
"Fairport Convention in 1968 was a repository of shy, retiring North London intellectuals. Teaming up with Sandy was like a Mini colliding with a lorry-load of bricks. She taught us to express our musical passions, gave us a real voice at the sharp end of our creativity, and we played our hearts out with little thought of anything else."
I'm happy that this old tape survived all these years to give you an idea what RT is talking about.
This tape was recorded only 2 1/2 weeks after Sandy joined Fairport. It was their 2nd live performance together, but still it sounds like they been together for ages. And they really played their hearts out.
This is Fairport Convention from the Heyday era with songs drawn almost entirely from contemporary American singer-songwriters.
It is the first known live recording with Sandy and Fairport and truly a piece of history! |
1 CDR
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| 2. |
09/01/68 |
Various - Various,
Various |
Various | B+ | | | | Not terrific quality, but the only live recordings I have from Sandy Denny's first tenure with the band.
Tracks 1-5 are from Dutch TV September 1968
Tracks 6-9 are from BBC Radio March 1968
Tracks 10-12 from French TV April 1968
Only the first 5 tracks feature Sandy Denny |
1 CDR
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| 3. |
11/03/69 |
Danish TV Broadcast - Copenhagen?,
Denmark |
TV | B | | | | |
1 CDR
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| 4. |
11/??/69 |
Sound Techniques Studio - London,
England |
Studio | A | | | No "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" or "Autopsy", as they are officially released. | Liege & Lief Outtakes
September-November 1969
Sandy Denny: Vocals
Dave Swarbrick: Fiddle, Viola
Richard Thompson: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Simon Nicol: Electric, 6-String & 12-String Acoustic Guitars
Ashley Hutchings: Bass, Backing Vocals
Dave Mattacks: Drums, Percussion |
1 CDR
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| 5. |
01/01/70 |
Unknown - Zürich,
Switzerland |
AUD: ?>CS>CD>CD WAVE>FLAC>WAV>CDR | A- | | | | |
1 CDR
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| 6. |
02/14/70 |
Royal Festival Hall - London,
England |
AUD | A- | | | | |
1 CDR
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| 7. |
08/28/70 |
Fillmore West (late show) - San Francisco,
CA |
AUD: CS(Master)>REEL>CD | A- | | | | late show.
Shared the bill with Fleetwood Mac and Savoy Brown |
1 CDR
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| 8. |
08/30/70 |
Old Pool Farm - Upper Salford,
PA |
SBD | A | IN | | with bonus tracks Tam Lin & unknown | Dave Mattacks (drums)
Simon Nicol (guitars, vocals)
Dave Pegg (bass, vocals)
Dave Swarbrick (fiddle, vocals)
Richard Thompson (guitar, vocals)
The 9th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. |
1 CDR
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| 9. |
08/31/70 |
Fillmore West - San Francisco,
CA |
SBD | A | Web | UK | | |
2 CDR
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| 10. |
??/??/70 |
BBC studios(Full House Sessions) - London,
England |
FM>?>CDR | Var | | | | Now Be Thankful - The Full House BBC Sessions
"Complete Full House Sessions" and more |
2 CDR
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| 11. |
08/22/71 |
Ruisrock Festival - Turku,
Finland |
SBD | A | | | | Dave Mattacks: Drums
Simon Nicol: Guitar, Vocals
Dave Pegg: Bass, Viola, Vocals
David Swarbrick: Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals
NOTES:
This is definately Swarb's Fairport. This the the Angel Delight lineup heavily influenced by Swarb's love of
traditional British folk.
Some sources list this show as being on August 23rd, but I'm convinced that is was on the 22nd. I found boots with
performances by Canned Heat and Jeff Beck Group listed as August 22, 1971, but could find nothing at all listed
for August 23 except for this Fairport show. Check out the excerpt from New Musical Express below for more info.
NME, May 15, 1971
(excerpt from snippet on rock festival in Finland)... Procol Harum, Juicy Lucy, Fairport Convention and Mott The Hoople will also feature at the three-day Turku event (August 20-22), and the promoters hope to book another two British groups. Besides Canned Heat,
John Lee Hooker will represent America. Groups will be playing non-stop for ten hours daily at the open-air site outside the city which attracted 30,000 fans last year ... |
1 CDR
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| 12. |
10/09/71 |
Public Hall - Cleveland,
OH |
AUD CS(Master)>?>CDR>EAC>CD WAVE>FLAC>WAV>CDR | A | | | I also have the Traffic set(who they opened for) | Opening for Traffic |
1 CDR
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| 13. |
04/27/74 |
Clark university - Worcester,
MA |
SBD | A- | | | | |
1 CDR
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| 14. |
05/08/74 |
My Father's Place - Old Roslyn,
NY |
FM | A- | | | | |
1 CDR
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| 15. |
05/10/74 |
Sanders Theatre, Harvard University - Cambridge,
MA |
AUD | A- | | | | Sandy Denny - vocals, piano
Dave Swarbrick - fiddle
Trevor Lucas - guitar
Jerry Donahue - gutar
Dave Pegg - bass
Dave Mattacks - drums |
2 CDR
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| 16. |
09/05/75 |
Amazing Grace (Early Show) - Evanston,
IL |
FM: CS>CDR>CDR>EAC>WAV>FLAC>CDR | A | | | | Lineup:
Sandy Denny
Jerry Donahue
Trevor Lucas
Dave Pegg
Bruce Rowland
Dave Swarbrick |
1 CDR
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| 17. |
09/05/75 |
Amazing Grace(Late Show) - Evanston,
IL |
FM: CS>CDR>CDR>EAC>WAV>FLAC>WAV>CDR | A | | | | |
2 CDR
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| 18. |
10/17/76 |
Drury Lane Theater - London,
England |
AUD | A | | | | Line-up:
Simon Nicol: Guitar,Dulcimer
Dave Pegg: Bass
Dave Swarbrick: Fiddle,Mandolin
Bruce Rowland: Drums
Date may not be accurate(but it is the best we got), sometime between late '76 & 5/77 |
1 CDR
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| 19. |
01/17/87 |
Royal Theatre - Leamington Spa,
England |
FM | A | | | | Simon Nicol: Guitar/Vocals
Ric Sanders: Violin/Keyborads
Dave Pegg: Bass/Vocals
Dave Mattacks: Drums/Keyboards
Maartin Allcock: Guitar/Vocals/Keyboards |
1 CDR
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| 20. |
01/14/89 |
Octogon Theater - Yeovil,
England |
FM | A | | | | |
1 CDR
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