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 on: Yesterday at 10:57:35 PM 
Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Sue & Chris

Well, that was a hot hot hot one! Managed one wander around the village on Thursday, but apart from that I was under my brolly on the field with several litres of water to keep me company. Highlights for me were:
Barbara - young band, very charismatic lead singer, and great songs that were a cross between Sparks and Divine Comedy
Rob Jones & The Restless Dream - cinematic America à la Springsteen
Richard Thompson - I’ve felt his last few albums were a little flat, but the songs from his forthcoming album sounded excellent

There was no one that I didn’t like, although Soft Machine aren’t really my bag.

£4 veggie burger at the cricket club with cheese and onions was great value, as was the Smac stall at £5.

The rumours around the field that Dave Gilmour was going to appear didn’t materialise, but Vikki Clayton back on stage.


+1 for Barbara, the highlight of the weekend.

Also really enjoyed The Celtic Social Club, Spooky Men, Le Vent Du Nord and Turin Brakes. But there was something to like in most of the acts.

The only act that didn't do it for me was The Haar. Not my thing at all. It was almost comical the way they said 'Here's Whisky in the Jar', sing along' and then proceeded to play something I would never have recognised if they hadn't told me the title.

Felt a bit sorry for Matt Bragg, who was on a hiding to nothing coming on as a comic in the midst of a music festival, at possibly the hottest time of the entire weekend. People just weren't in the mood, and he didn't then help himself by getting shirty with the audience. He did have a cracking gag about the Brasenose Fringe, though!

As for Fairport, they were okay, I guess. Somehow DM has become their MVP. But it all just washed over me. Can't remember ever seeing them play a festival set with not a single set of uptempo tunes in it.

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 on: Yesterday at 09:41:45 PM 
Started by Andy - Last post by Andy
Adam Wallace did a great job proposing the toast to absent friends, including Colin's sister Gail, sadly.

Horrible drinks were brought along and we thank their manufacturers and those who brought shot glasses.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we raised £435 for TCT.

Well done, everyone.

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 on: Yesterday at 09:05:16 PM 
Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Nick Reg

Unusual for “Who Knows Where The Time Goes” to go missing.
There were a couple of songs towards the end I would have sacrificed for it😂

I believe it was scheduled but obviously had to be left out. They are likely to get fined anyway.

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 on: Yesterday at 05:33:25 PM 
Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Poor Will (Bill)
Unusual for “Who Knows Where The Time Goes” to go missing.
There were a couple of songs towards the end I would have sacrificed for it😂

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 on: Yesterday at 05:28:28 PM 
Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Dan O.

Well, that was a hot hot hot one! Managed one wander around the village on Thursday, but apart from that I was under my brolly on the field with several litres of water to keep me company. Highlights for me were:
Barbara - young band, very charismatic lead singer, and great songs that were a cross between Sparks and Divine Comedy
Rob Jones & The Restless Dream - cinematic America à la Springsteen
Richard Thompson - I’ve felt his last few albums were a little flat, but the songs from his forthcoming album sounded excellent

There was no one that I didn’t like, although Soft Machine aren’t really my bag.

£4 veggie burger at the cricket club with cheese and onions was great value, as was the Smac stall at £5.

The rumours around the field that Dave Gilmour was going to appear didn’t materialise, but Vikki Clayton back on stage.

There's a couple of photos circulating on FB of Mr Gilmour watching his daughter's set from the side of the stage, so he was there, but the Radio Oxford presenter told us that he was chauffered pretty much straight in and out again...

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 on: Yesterday at 04:20:52 PM 
Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Adam
Well, that was a hot hot hot one! Managed one wander around the village on Thursday, but apart from that I was under my brolly on the field with several litres of water to keep me company. Highlights for me were:
Barbara - young band, very charismatic lead singer, and great songs that were a cross between Sparks and Divine Comedy
Rob Jones & The Restless Dream - cinematic America à la Springsteen
Richard Thompson - I’ve felt his last few albums were a little flat, but the songs from his forthcoming album sounded excellent

There was no one that I didn’t like, although Soft Machine aren’t really my bag.

£4 veggie burger at the cricket club with cheese and onions was great value, as was the Smac stall at £5.

The rumours around the field that Dave Gilmour was going to appear didn’t materialise, but Vikki Clayton back on stage.

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 on: Yesterday at 03:44:24 PM 
Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by davidmjs
Not sure if they've already been posted, but the two FC sets are:

Thur https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/fairport-convention/2026/cropredy-festival-field-cropredy-england-2b718896.html

Sat https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/fairport-convention/2026/cropredy-festival-field-cropredy-england-1371f9d9.html

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 on: Yesterday at 03:11:43 PM 
Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by PhilipK

Interesting-I've an Irish phone and number so it must have come straight from the transmitters rather than to a list of numbers

It's based on the call tower that your handset is connected to.

That allows for geographically localised warnings - e.g. floods, toxic fires which require windows to be closed, escaped dangerous criminals nearby, terrorist threat, wildfires, etc, etc. - as the message needs to be received by handsets within physical proximity, rather than base on which network it is registered on (including non-UK roaming ones).

Given the number of alerts that most phones give their users every day (even, occasionally, somebody telephoning them!), and the possibility that the information contained within the emergency broadcast might just save your life, I find it very hard to understand the mentality of those that refuse to receive them.

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 on: Yesterday at 03:10:21 PM 
Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by davidmjs
I've only experienced this year's event (as every other since 2010) remotely via here and FaceCrack.  The moaning this year was absolutely off the scale.  I do wonder if this is the curse of Johnny cum Lateley's from the last couple of decades who have very little love for FC and family and for whom Cropredy has just been yet another festy on the calendar?  I've only just stopped laughing about the FB post moaning about RT and asking why he was booked again this year.

Anyway, assuming we're all still functional in 12 months time, I'm definitely going to be there next year, which will be one more for old time's sake.  I've even just booked the most wonderful looking little Airbnb about 10 minutes drive away.  Let it be so...

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 on: Yesterday at 09:49:18 AM 
Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Tasha

So how did the emergency service message sound across the field?

I don't have them on my phone. Turned them off about three years ago Tiara

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