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Lots of camping at this show.

I remember a flyer floating around the campsites about this band name Fairport Convention recently reforming and that they were "kinda like the UK's Grateful Dead."  I thought "hummmmm?"

I also ran into to two aquaintences I had recently met and played guitar with them all night that evening.  7 months later, we would form a band.  We're on our 40th year now and just released our first record.

Two very big parts in my life started that day.

Oh.......and the show.....superb!

As someone who still hasn't got a copy of this, I am fully green with envy.

Jules

Poor argument, and you can't have seen the Leo Sayer packaging. Profiteering. I paid 20 quid for the Nick Drake.

A couple of football-related songs come to mind...

Chris Wood - Only A Friendly
Megson - The Longshot

a) quality (packaging etc. not musical quality...) and b) probably most importantly, economies of scale. And backing perhaps, this was put together by a very small team....?  Ultimately, it's like saying one doesn't understand why a jag costs more than a mini, isn't it?  I mean the Nick Drake box was near enough £100 for 4 discs.  If they get the pricing wrong, they won't sell.  I bet this sells out and proves to be a decent investment (another answer to your question perhaps)...

Why is this £240 for 20 cds and, say, the Leo Sayer one is £65 for 18 cds. Opinions on the perceived quality of the music are not relevant as they are both established artistes.

The beast has arrived....and it looks utterly wonderful.  I'm going in...

I think music loses some of its appeal when you theorise too much about it, although everyone is entitled to an opinion. (I love the song by the way). Also the best singers dont always make the best music. I love listening to Andrew of Merry Hell for example but would never claim he is the best singer. Two singers with exceptional voices but who were incapable of injecting any feeling or emotion were Karen Carpenter and Mama Cass. Mama Cass's vocal delivery is akin to Ken Bruce reading lyrics on Popmaster.
For the record IMO, and its only my opinion, by far the best singers in "our" genre are Iain Matthews and Edwina Hayes, but there are plenty of great vocal performances by those who are not their equals.

Tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm :

[As an antidote to the football if it's not going well...]

Scattering The Roots with Dan Ogus...two hours of the finest folk, roots, blues, etc...plenty of etc...

I've rifled through my vaults to bring you some excellent music both new and vintage every Wednesday evening...

This week's show features the following artists :

Joni Mitchell, Al Stewart, Joan Armatrading, kd lang, Bap Kennedy, BettySoo, Lucy Ward, Joe Marson, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Be Good Tanyas, Karine Polwart, Gordon Giltrap, Transatlantic, Eric Johnson, Jesse Terry & Abbie Gardner, Paper Hawk, Michael McDermott, Richard & Linda Thompson, Beach Boys, Steve Earle, Fairport Convention...

Listen tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm on Portsmouth's Express FM, on DAB and online here :

https://www.expressfm.com/programmes/scattering-the-roots/

I actually asked him at the time if he’d been taking lessons, however he put it down to a relaxed environment and a healthy lifestyle. I agree, the journey between ‘Breakfast in Mayfair’ and ‘John Condon’ gives every aspiring singer hope.