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The Cropredy Box by Martin Carthy Fairport Convention Jerry Donahue Richard Thompson Norma Waterson Ralph Mctell Jacqui Mcshee's Pentangle (CD, 1999)
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- Buy it nowFAIRPORT CONVENTION - THE CROPREDY BOX 3X VG CD SET 2003
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Product Identifiers
Record LabelSanctuary Fontana
UPC5050159181520
eBay Product ID (ePID)3050163919
Product Key Features
EditionLive
Release Year1999
FormatCD
GenreRock
Run Time190 Mins 51 Seconds
ArtistMartin Carthy, Fairport Convention, Jerry Donahue, Richard Thompson, Norma Waterson, Ralph Mctell, Jacqui Mcshee's Pentangle
Release TitleThe Cropredy Box
Additional Product Features
DistributionUMG
Number of Discs3
ReviewsQ (12/99, p.156) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...this set noses ahead of the pack thanks to its cast of ex-members which includes Richard Thompson and Dave Swarbrick....these prodigal sons appear to have been more intent on having fun than worrying about posterity..."
Additional informationPersonnel includes: Maart (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards); Simon Nichol (vocals, acoustic guitar); Richard Thompson (vocals, electric guitar); Ralph McTell, Dan Ar Braz (vocals, guitar); Dave Swarbrick (vocals, mandolin, fiddle); Judy Dyble (vocals, recorder); Dave Pegg, Ashley Hutchings (vocals, bass); Vikki Clayton, Cathy LeSurf (vocals); Jerry Donahue (electric guitar, background vocals); Dan (electric guitar); Chris Leslie (Batocaster, bouzouki, mandolin); Ric Sanders (fiddle, keyboards); Dave Mattacks (drums); Bruce Rowlands (tambourine); Gill Allcock, Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Julie Matthews, Jacqui McShee, Heather Wood, Chris While (background vocals). Recorded live at The Cropredy Festival, Oxfordshire, England on August 8 & 9, 1997. Includes liner notes by Simon Nichol. This three-disc set was recorded live in August of 1997 at Fairport Convention's annual Cropredy Festival. In 1997 Fairport celebrated their 30th year of existence, and this concert was an attempt to chronicle the various periods of the band's storied career by reassembling their most significant lineups. Original vocalist Judy Dyble, who only sang on one recording, showed up to help represent Fairport's debut record, and Vikki Clayton was enlisted to sing the part of the late Sandy Danny, which she did with amazing accuracy. Founding member Ashley Hutchings served as narrator as well as bassist/vocalist to represent his abbreviated tenure with the group in the late '60s. The expected participants were present in full regalia. Dave Swarbrick and Richard Thompson -- who, along with Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks, helped make up the most powerful and talented of the various Fairport configurations -- injected some modernized fiddle and guitar licks into the old standards. Even lesser-known '70s members like guitarist Jerry Donahue and drummer Bruce Rowland represented their respective stints with the band. Although he never recorded with Fairport, guitarist Dan Ar Braz toured with them in the mid-'70s, and on this recording he played and sang lead on the Beatles' "Rain." Ralph McTell, whose songs are routinely covered by Fairport, performed as a member of the offshoot band the GPs, along with Thompson, Pegg, and Mattacks. And, of course, guitarist and singer Simon Nicol (who, along with Pegg and Mattacks, is the longest-standing regular member) contributed his distinct vocals and acoustic rhythm guitar. Eighties' members Martin Allcock and Ric Sanders, along with Allcock's eventual replacement, Chris Leslie, hopped onstage at their appropriate cues to bring this fascinating musical documentary up to date. Nicol refers to such recordings -- and there have been numerous Cropredy Festival recordings released in the '80s and '90s -- as mementos for Fairport Convention's devout fans. The Cropredy Box is sure to be a prized possession for those devotees. ~ Dave Sleger
Number of Audio ChannelsStereo
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