Cropredy Capers: 25 Years of Fairport Convention and Friends at Cropredy Festival [Box set] [Import]

Product Description:
4-CD deluxe box set includes 136 page full-color book with rare pictures from Fairport & fans. Plus 'Walk Awhile', a 48-page village guide to cropredy & a 'cut-out & build' model of the festival. Free Reed. 2004.

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Average customer rating: The Heart of Fairport Convention

Cropredy Capers: 25 Years of Fairport Convention and Friends at Cropredy Festival Fairport Convention Manufacturer: Free Reed Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002RUAN8 Release Date: 2004-08-23

Tracks:

1. Woodstock [Edit] - Fairport Convention, Ian Matthews
2. Crowd [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Ashley Hutchings
3. Million Dollar Bash (Compilation) ... [Edited Compiled Version] - Marc Ellington, Fairport Convention, Ashley Hutchings
4. Mason's Apron - Fairport Convention
5. Calling On [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Allan Taylor
6. Sir B McKenzie's [Studio Version] - Jerry Donahue, Fairport Convention, Chris Leslie, Ric Sanders,
7. One More Chance [Studio Version] - Vikki Clayton, Fairport Convention
8. Ballad of Ned Kelly [Studio Version] - Jerry Donahue, Fairport Convention, Trevor Lucas
9. Breakfast in Mayfair [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Simon Nicol
10. Close to the Wind (Intro) [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
11. Red & Gold [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
12. Bridge Over the River Cherwell ['Mozart' Version] - Fairport Convention
13. Tried So Hard [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Ashley Hutchings, Ian Matthews
14. Bowman's Retreat [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
15. Ringing Down the Years [Studio Version] - John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Dave Cousins, Fairport Convention
16. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Ian Matthews

Tracks:

1. Hexhamshire Lass [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
2. Seventeen Come Sunday [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
3. Sir Patrick Spens [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Bruce Rowland, , Richard Thompson
4. Tam Lin [Studio Version] - Vikki Clayton, Fairport Convention
5. Polly on the Shore [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Simon Nicol
6. She Moves Through the Fair [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Sheila Parker
7. Claudy Banks [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
8. Blackwaterside [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Julianne Regan
9. Eynsham Poacher (Intro) [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
10. Rambling Rover [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Bob Fox
11. Day Trip to Bangor [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Cathy Lesurf
12. Swimming Song [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Loudon Wainwright III
13. Midnight Special - Fairport Convention
14. Deepest in the Darkest Night [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Jacqui McShee, Maddy Prior
15. Ramble On [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Robert Plant
16. Come Up and See Me [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Steve Harley
17. Lay Down [Studio Version] - Dave Cousins, Fairport Convention
18. Now Be Thankful - Fairport Convention, Chris Leslie

Tracks:

1. Rising for the Moon (Acapella) [Studio Version] - Vikki Clayton, Fairport Convention
2. It Suits Me Well [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Dave Swarbrick
3. Level Pegging [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Dave Pegg
4. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson
5. All the Dance Numbers [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
6. Jenny Nettles [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Chris Leslie, Beryl Marriott
7. Miss Stevenson/Turnabout [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Dave Swarbrick
8. Rosemary's Sister [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
9. Naked Highwayman ['Nadine' Version] - Fairport Convention
10. Bonny Black Hare [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Dave Swarbrick
11. John Gaudie [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
12. After Hallowe'en [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Julianne Regan
13. Fotheringay [Studio Version] - Vikki Clayton, Fairport Convention
14. Percy's Song [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Cathy Lesurf
15. Forever Young - Fairport Convention
16. Highway 61 Revisited - Fairport Convention
17. Six Days on the Road - Fairport Convention, Fairport Convention, Trevor Lucas, Brian Maxine
18. Rising for the Moon [Studio Version] - Vikki Clayton, Fairport Convention
19. Where Is Colin? [David Hughes Demo] - Fairport Convention, David Hughes

Tracks:

1. Rosie [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
2. Crazy Man Michael [Studio Version] - Vikki Clayton, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson
3. John Barleycorn [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
4. Sloth [Studio Version] - Jerry Donahue, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson
5. Hiring Fair [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention
6. Royal Seleccion, No. 13 ['Helium' Version] - Fairport Convention
7. Lark in the Morning Medley [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Chris Leslie, Ric Sanders
8. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Chris While
9. Walk Awhile [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention, Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson
10. Dirty Linen [Studio Version] - Gerry Conway, Jerry Donahue, Fairport Convention, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, , Dave Pegg, Richard Thompson
11. Meet on the Ledge [Studio Version] - Vikki Clayton, Fairport Convention, Simon Nicol
12. Matty Groves [Studio Version] - Fairport Convention

Album Description

4-CD deluxe box set includes 136 page full-color book with rare pictures from Fairport & fans. Plus 'Walk Awhile', a 48-page village guide to cropredy & a 'cut-out & build' model of the festival. Free Reed. 2004.

Album Details

This is the Cropredy Box-set Fans have Always Wanted - It's Both a Perfect Souvenir and a Fitting Celebration of the World's Greatest Folk-rock Festival; And If 2004's Cropedy Festival Does Turn Out to Be the Very Last "Cropredy as We Know It", this Lavish Set Will Prove to Be the Commemoration of this Unique Erea of English Musical History. This Mighty Set, Produced Jointly by Free Reed and Woodworm Records, Includes Four Full Length CDs with Booklets. The Music - 80% Previously Unreleased - is Taken from Dave Pegg's Archive of Digital Masters Recorded at Each and Every Festival. Just Some of the Performing Guests Include: Robert Plant, Richard Thompson, Loudon Wainwright Iii, Jacqui Mcshee, Dave Swarbrick and Maddy Prior. Also Includes is a 136 Page Full Color Book with Rare Pictures from Fairport and Fans and "Walk Awhile", a 48 Page Villiage Guide to Cropredy and a 'cut Out and Build' Model of the Festival.

Customer Reviews:

The Heart of Fairport Convention.......2004-08-28

This is the BIG ONE, twenty-five years of highlights of the Cropredy Festival. Spread over four CD's these four disks have were produced by the right people, Free Reed Records, Nigel Schofield, Neil Wayne, Dave and Christine Pegg.

I will admit I have never attended Cropredy and feel as a bit of an outsider on this subject. When talking to the band members of Fairport Convention at shows here in the United States one of the questions they will ask you is " So, have you been to the Festival yet? " Now we all can answer a mighty YES to that question.

With many Fairport releases already out there already covering many Cropredy shows ( Moat on the Ledge, The Boot, The Other Boot, The Third Leg, In Real Time, 25th Anniversary Concert, The Cropredy Box, Cropredy '98, Beyond The Ledge, Cropredy 2001, Another Year... Another Palindrome ) on CD, VHS and DVD . You will have to decide if this Box Set is needed.

With 65 tracks ( each of the four disks clock in just under 80 minutes apiece ) A 135 page booklet giving you tons of info and pictures of every year from 1976 through last years festival of 2003. A second booklet is included to walk you through the streets of Cropredy Village and Oxfordshire. Also in this set is a "build your own Cropredy" model of the Festival Field ( the five band members included. )

The music has all the 'regular' Fairport tracks such as Walk Awhile, Rosie, Crazy Man Michael, Sloth, Matty Groves, Meet on the Ledge, but in band versions ( with guests ) never before released ( as is over 80% of the music presented here ) . But the rare material is the best reason to own this set. Rising for the Moon (acapella ), Level Pegging, Percy"s Song, Mason's Apron, Breakfast in Mayfair, Fotheringay are all fantastic. Guest artists include Robert Plant, Ian Anderson and Vikki Clayton. Former band members are all here as well: Richard Thompson, Iain Matthews, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Swarbrick and Trevor Lucas.

This is a ' must-have' set for any Fairport Fan and would prove to be just as interesting to new listeners.

A great box set and a good buy here in America ( it costs a little bit more in the UK ). The first 2000 numbered sets are signed by all members of the band.

FIVE STARS!

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