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Oh for sure, the first 10 years of the Fairport story is still going to be the most interesting material.
Jules
Speaking for myself, the first 10 years have been told to death. Far more fascinating to me would be an in depth tale of how they went from "has-beens" in 1979 to the viable, energetic organization they are now. Now THAT'S a story... Isn't that what The Woodworm Years is? Out of date now of course, mind... The CD? I was thinking more a lit'rary project. Or is there a book I don't know about? (Very possible.) |
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« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2007, 04:25:29 PM » |
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« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2007, 04:27:28 PM » |
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THE WOODWORM ERA - THE STORY OF TODAY'S FAIRPORT CONVENTION
by Fred Redwood and Martin Woodward August 1995
Published 1995 by: Jeneva Publishing, P.O. Box 5918, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 9YY
Price £8.95
ISBN: 0 95 25860 0 2
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« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2007, 05:49:06 PM » |
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"The Woodworm Era" is to my mind, a rather shallow account of the band and the festival up to 1995. Not intended to be nothing but a rather light and quick description of new members and the development of the festival, a biography to me is much more in depth.Something which Humphries "Meet On The Ledge" is to a large extent. I was hoping for a more "warts-and-all" (=having also a critical outlook and not avoiding the less nicer side of the truth) type of biography, to summarize the bands 40 years. But "The Woodworm Era" is a pleasant 100+ pages read, as pleasant in tone and attitude as the band.  |
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« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2007, 05:58:17 PM » |
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a biography to me is much more in depth.Something which Humphries "Meet On The Ledge" is to a large extent. I was hoping for a more "warts-and-all" (=having also a critical outlook and not avoiding the less nicer side of the truth) type of biography, to summarize the bands 40 years.
That won't appear, if at all, until the band cease to be. |
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« Reply #25 on: November 11, 2007, 06:38:51 PM » |
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a biography to me is much more in depth.Something which Humphries "Meet On The Ledge" is to a large extent. I was hoping for a more "warts-and-all" (=having also a critical outlook and not avoiding the less nicer side of the truth) type of biography, to summarize the bands 40 years.
That won't appear, if at all, until the band cease to be. Says who? |
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« Reply #26 on: November 11, 2007, 06:41:54 PM » |
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Use your brains.....
Who's going to spill any beans at the present time?
Anyone printing such a thing would be ostracised immediately by anyone associated.....
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« Reply #27 on: November 11, 2007, 06:43:39 PM » |
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You your brains -
Who's going to spill any beans at the present time?
Anyone printing such a thing would be ostracised immediately by anyone assiociated.....
Plenty of biographies are written without the active involvement of those being written about. I don't understand your point at all... |
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« Reply #28 on: November 11, 2007, 06:51:42 PM » |
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a biography to me is much more in depth.Something which Humphries "Meet On The Ledge" is to a large extent. I was hoping for a more "warts-and-all" (=having also a critical outlook and not avoiding the less nicer side of the truth) type of biography, to summarize the bands 40 years.
Read the quote. Those in the know about 'warts-and-all' are friends of FC. Which of them is going to make them completely fall out with them? Name one... |
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« Reply #29 on: November 11, 2007, 06:59:28 PM » |
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Yep I think Chris has a good point here. Friends won't do it and music journalists aren't goin to touch it cos it isn't now enough.
Why does everything have to be written down anyway?
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« Reply #30 on: November 11, 2007, 07:01:54 PM » |
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I'm waiting for Peggy or Simon's auto-biography. Having said that, Ric, Chris or Gerry's auto-biography could aslo be evry interesting, for different reasons.
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« Reply #31 on: November 11, 2007, 07:04:30 PM » |
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Might sell a few dozen copies (Simon's slightly more)....not enough to invest the time, methinks.
But yes, I'd love them to write them too.
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« Reply #32 on: November 11, 2007, 07:15:59 PM » |
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I might have misunderstood the phrase "warts and all" .I was thinking along the lines that á biography described like that, writes about and shows not only all the positive things, in an idolising and uncritical way, but also shows some of the drawbacks and maybe mistakes. I was more thinking of all our simple human failures, that might effect our doings. I'm not interested in anything unpleasant or revealing things that might hurt someone. But a sound, critical writing, I think, is more rewarding read than the totally uncritical one. Like we are here  . I find the criticism here to be honest and constructive. I hope that in spite of the language barrier, I've made my point understandable! |
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« Reply #33 on: November 11, 2007, 07:42:41 PM » |
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I might have misunderstood the phrase "warts and all" .I was thinking along the lines that á biography described like that, writes about and shows not only all the positive things, in an idolising and uncritical way, but also shows some of the drawbacks and maybe mistakes.
Depends how it is written. Sandy's biography tried to expose some warts and no-one appeared to come out of it at all well as a result. There is enough trashing of reputations in the newspapers (not that I read them but rely on placards or reading over people's shoulders in the train) of so-called celebs, without trying to write 'interesting' stuff about a unique band who are actually normal human beings and whom many on this board talk to at/after gigs, in The Field etc. Warts and all is as bad as 'kiss and tell' c**p. |
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« Reply #34 on: November 11, 2007, 09:53:47 PM » |
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THE WOODWORM ERA - THE STORY OF TODAY'S FAIRPORT CONVENTION
by Fred Redwood and Martin Woodward August 1995
Published 1995 by: Jeneva Publishing, P.O. Box 5918, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 9YY
Price £8.95
ISBN: 0 95 25860 0 2
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« Reply #35 on: November 11, 2007, 10:01:56 PM » |
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Martin Woodward was a sometime member of this board, and still resides on the RT email list.
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« Reply #36 on: November 12, 2007, 11:06:16 AM » |
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10 years ago Walter Heger wrote a history of Fairport Convention, published on Star Cluster Verlag, 410 pages. But it is in German. Does somebody want to translate it? http://shop.starclustermusic.de/gbindex.html?d_228.htm |
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« Reply #37 on: November 12, 2007, 12:10:44 PM » |
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10 years ago Walter Heger wrote a history of Fairport Convention, published on Star Cluster Verlag, 410 pages. But it is in German.
Does somebody want to translate it?
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« Reply #38 on: November 12, 2007, 12:24:06 PM » |
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Wasn't Folkie going to take a look at this?
I know she's been busy with studying lately though.
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« Reply #39 on: November 12, 2007, 01:35:35 PM » |
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I might be interested in this, Johanna. I'd have to take a look at the book first to see whether it's worth doing. There's unlikely to be much profit to be made for anyone, but if half of its 400 pages is given over to discography (which someone else could update) it may not involve such a huge commitment of time on my part. |
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