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 on: Yesterday at 09:22:05 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by Wardi
What Wandering Steve said really, we have certain freedoms at Cropredy that I will always appreciate. The vibe and atmosphere is a delight to experience and I am so pleased that the village has benefited from the festival in so many ways.

By way of contrast I recently attended a Michael Kiwanuka gig at Halifax Piece Hall which is mainly an outdoor venue.  The weather forecast was for showers & rain.  However the security refused to let people in with umbrellas, also if you had your wet weather gear in a rucksack, tough - no rucksacks admitted.  These items had to be left in large dustbins at security and you were left to rummage for your possessions after the show.

Ask different people what could/should be on at Cropredy and you will of course get a lot of different answers.  Four of my mates who attended last year have declined this time.  2023 had enough old favourites to entice them - Fripp/Toyah, Strawbs, 10 CC, Chic, but nothing grabbed them this time.  Not exactly new blood or younger music but that's the stuff that will persuade them to attend.  I appreciate that 4 is a small sample but it shows what a problem the organisers have in selecting a line up to please most of us most of the time.

I'm an ever present since 1983 and four of us attend every year whatever the line up, we treat it as a summer holiday.  FWIW I thought 2002 was the weakest line up in memory, and even that wasn't bad.  Thursday lunchtime at the cricket pavilion anyone?

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 on: Yesterday at 04:51:10 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by RobertD
My comment wasn’t meant to be negative at all either. More just an opinion about how difficult and costly it is to organize a festival, be it Cropredy or any other one. I was talking about festival culture in the times we are in now. Long may Cropredy continue, as well as Fairport.

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 on: Yesterday at 04:49:31 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by Wandering Steve
I prefer to be positive regards the festivals future rather than hold a one day affair for a small crowd.
To get people who have never heard FC before to listen to them , you need bands that they are likely to want to come and hear.
I can state that from personal experience.
How many people under forty would have heard of FC if they hadn’t attended cropredy.
Very few in my opinion…
I’d say I’m not the only one who has come back for many years having experienced the whole package the festival offers.
FC were not my original reason for attending but by doing so I’ve grown to enjoy their music and the festival experience.

Get more new blood to attend by putting on a popular line up and I’m sure many others who have yet to visit would become hooked.
You have to get them through the door first in order to hope like me that they will be converted……

With the correct organisation there is no reason this cannot happen.
It’s a lesson that needs taking on board…

The average age of attendees needs lowering in order to achieve this but it’s entirely possible imo

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 on: Yesterday at 04:37:36 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by Andy Leonard
Quote from: Field 7 is Heaven (Trev) on Yesterday at 02:49:14 PM

The people who come on here and cast visions of doom and knock the Festival seem to have on e big thing in common.

They don't attend, or haven't for years .

Instead of predicting its end why not let those of us who love it just enjoy .


I totally agree with every word. I don’t often post on here but I am an avid reader and I think many have been negative as some have stated. To add my two penn’orth I think that everything in life changes and evolves. This is the case with the festival. It couldn’t be like it was (a reunion) because as already stated there are so few left now. Therefore by definition the festival had to change regarding who played, it physically couldn’t be the same as it was 35 years ago. What hasn’t changed to me however is the atmosphere, the friendliness and the general vibe, which to my mind is almost as important as the music. I was 29 when I first went in 1980 and apart from the 2 postponed ones I’ve been to every one. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.

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 on: Yesterday at 04:23:51 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by Amethyst (Jenny)
Quote from: Field 7 is Heaven (Trev) on Yesterday at 02:49:14 PM

The people who come on here and cast visions of doom and knock the Festival seem to have on e big thing in common.

They don't attend, or haven't for years .

Instead of predicting its end why not let those of us who love it just enjoy .


Another POSITIVE post, thank you.

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 on: Yesterday at 03:37:53 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by Dan O.
Quote from: davidmjs on Yesterday at 02:56:48 PM

Quote from: Field 7 is Heaven (Trev) on Yesterday at 02:49:14 PM

The people who come on here and cast visions of doom and knock the Festival seem to have on e big thing in common.

They don't attend, or haven't for years .

Instead of predicting its end why not let those of us who love it just enjoy .


Absolutely nobody here is knocking the festival - some of the absolute best times of my life have been in and around that field.  Remember that Simon started this debate about the future of the festival in the current climate.  Maybe take it up with him...  Wink

What David said. I'm not knocking the festival either - I haven't been for a few years but having attended 14 times over the years, obviously I wouldn't have gone so many times if I didn't love it.

I actually hold Cropredy up as a prime example of how to run a festival properly - it's always been a thoroughly fun and civilised weekend in the country.

It's just that, as I've stated in previous posts, the serious increase in the price of goods and services (and personal health issues) has made going to festivals less essential for me than it used to be.

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 on: Yesterday at 02:56:48 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by davidmjs
Quote from: Field 7 is Heaven (Trev) on Yesterday at 02:49:14 PM

The people who come on here and cast visions of doom and knock the Festival seem to have on e big thing in common.

They don't attend, or haven't for years .

Instead of predicting its end why not let those of us who love it just enjoy .


Absolutely nobody here is knocking the festival - some of the absolute best times of my life have been in and around that field.  Remember that Simon started this debate about the future of the festival in the current climate.  Maybe take it up with him...  Wink

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 on: Yesterday at 02:49:14 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by Field 7 is Heaven (Trev)
The people who come on here and cast visions of doom and knock the Festival seem to have on e big thing in common.

They don't attend, or haven't for years .

Instead of predicting its end why not let those of us who love it just enjoy .

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 on: Yesterday at 02:05:05 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by Amethyst (Jenny)
Quote from: Wandering Steve on Yesterday at 12:06:01 PM

I still see the festival as unique in many ways.
The atmosphere
The one stage plus fringes
The fact you can park next to your tent
The fact you can take food and alcohol onto the field.

I think the only evolution will be with the line ups.
Everyone is fretting about fairport not continuing due to the passing of time?

Why ever not?

Let’s face facts when we are watching fairport lots of fuss is made regards the band and line up…
I’ve grown to enjoy the band over the years having not known a single song on my first visit….
What we are watching in essence is a cross between a modern line up and a tribute act….
Let’s face facts the original members such as Martin and Judy have passed and Ashley isn’t a band member so we are only watching a tribute act….
Or are we??

I see it as an evolution and swarb , Sandy and Gerry have played and passed and left very big footprints.
Were fairport still fairport?
I think so.

Today’s line up is it fairport?
I think so.

It’s more a case of fairport evolution than fairport convention nowadays (fairport evolution , good name for an album)

It’s inevitable at some point that just like everyone else the present band members will pass and be replaced.

I see no reason at all why fairport convention won’t be headlining the festival in 20,30,50 years time.
Imo that would be a massive selling point , the continuation through the links to the past via the music being played as it has been for decades before.
No other festival could say that..,,

The festival needs
1) FC in whatever current guise headlining
2) other headliners being more relevant to a younger audience (not 20 yo but  forty plus as opposed to sixty plus)
3) nothing else changing at all.

This festival has the chance to leave a legacy for the future as well as the past and THAT is what we should all agree makes it even more special.
The chance that after every single person on the field on Saturday has passed the festival should always remain.
Meet on the ledge ALWAYS being sung.
There’s really no reason it shouldn’t in the grand scheme.

Get more fresh blood introduced to the music of fairport and carry the baton.
Just make sure the line up entices fresh blood to attend and have an introduction into what the legacy is.

Look forward to seeing everyone on the field.


Great to read such a POSITIVE POST!

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 on: Yesterday at 02:02:15 PM 
Started by Will S - Last post by davidmjs
Quote from: Wandering Steve on Yesterday at 12:06:01 PM

I see no reason at all why fairport convention won’t be headlining the festival in 20,30,50 years time.
Imo that would be a massive selling point , the continuation through the links to the past via the music being played as it has been for decades before.
No other festival could say that..


If 'the festival' is a small day long bash for, what, 1-3k people, I could just about agree.  Otherwise this is clearly wishful thinking...just look at the move to smaller venues, to Fairport being an acoustic (or 4 piece anyway) band (for 10 months of the year) and (look around you!) to the ever increasing age of Fairport audiences (along with the band members).  Fairport are 'niche' - they always have been, they always will be.  It's a lovely niche but a lot more people are checking out than are checking in...that is surely just a reality of the situation isn't it?  The highpoint of their audience I'd guess as late 80s/early 90s....?  If so, there's been about 3 decades of gentle decline.... And yes, this is outside of the festival, but this is the potential audience for the festival (if they're going for Fairport at least) isn't it?

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