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on: Yesterday at 04:48:59 PM
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| Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Tasha | ||
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its a no from me I'm afraid after attending for many years I think my Cropredy days are over now. But boy did i see some great acts over the years! Bands and people i had always wanted to see but never quite managed.
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on: Yesterday at 04:37:36 PM
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| Started by Red Shoes (Caz+Mark) - Last post by Jules Gray | ||
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Raul Malo of The Mavericks, 60, cancer.
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on: Yesterday at 03:59:38 PM
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| Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Will S | ||
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I don't think it's a very impressive line up for £240. Hayseed Dixie are on local to me, in a few weeks, for £25 and I don't think there are any other bands that you would pay much more to see on the bill. The New Forest Festival has quite a few of the same bands, over 5 days and is just over half the price of Cropredy and 5 days of camping for £40 !  Just a hunch but I very strongly suspect that most of the moaners about the line-up started going to Cropredy in the last 20 years and aren't on the main, Fairport stalwarts of old. Those of us who first knew the festival in the 80s (or earlier) probably recognise it as much closer to the spirit of those festivals than the anything goes as long as it's a big name jumble of the post-Pegg Cropredy Convention years. I do think the price is pushing it a tad - especially the camping which seems utterly excessive to me. The festival I do every year now (Krankenhaus) is almost exactly the same price but camping is included. But that's only a quarter of the size of this one (1500). Looks like your "hunch" is wrong, I've been to every one starting on Crossman's lawn. To be honest, it's a "Beach Boys, Alice Cooper" price but not the acts to warrant the price IMO Unfortunately the price of just about everything to do with putting a festival on has increased massively since Covid, and if they were putting Alice Cooper or the Beach Boys on this year, the price woulod be a lot more than £240/head. |
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on: Yesterday at 01:47:50 PM
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| Started by Alan2 - Last post by Poor Will (Bill) | ||
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “Live God”
Cave’s new live album which, as the title suggests, is built around his latest studio album “Wild God” with a few older numbers thrown in. The fire is back in his belly and he sounds like he is having fun. Standout track for me is a rousing version of “Tupelo”. |
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on: Yesterday at 01:15:29 PM
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| Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Andy | ||
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Bill Bailey would be great but not financially viable
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on: Yesterday at 12:58:06 PM
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| Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Poor Will (Bill) | ||
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As far as I’m concerned the obvious alternative to Digance is someone who would already be on site, a certain Mr Anthony John Clarke.
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on: Yesterday at 10:26:33 AM
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| Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Glen S | ||
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He's a bit Marmite, really. I do know that many people appreciate him. I'm not one of them after I had a run-in with Mr Digance at Skeggy a few years ago. Ho-hum. As to another, similar artist, replacing him: Jasper Carrott has been tried and worked once, but not the second time, largely because he was a much-overhyped mystery star guest. Has Mike Harding ever appeared at Croppers? Does MH still perform live? According to his website his last tour was 2015. Maybe Dave Eagle? Mike Harding introduced the Liege and Lief lineup to the stage in 2007, with Chris While covering for Sandy. |
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on: Yesterday at 10:21:23 AM
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| Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by barton cobbler | ||
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I don't think it's a very impressive line up for £240. Hayseed Dixie are on local to me, in a few weeks, for £25 and I don't think there are any other bands that you would pay much more to see on the bill. The New Forest Festival has quite a few of the same bands, over 5 days and is just over half the price of Cropredy and 5 days of camping for £40 ! Just a hunch but I very strongly suspect that most of the moaners about the line-up started going to Cropredy in the last 20 years and aren't on the main, Fairport stalwarts of old. Those of us who first knew the festival in the 80s (or earlier) probably recognise it as much closer to the spirit of those festivals than the anything goes as long as it's a big name jumble of the post-Pegg Cropredy Convention years. I do think the price is pushing it a tad - especially the camping which seems utterly excessive to me. The festival I do every year now (Krankenhaus) is almost exactly the same price but camping is included. But that's only a quarter of the size of this one (1500). Looks like your "hunch" is wrong, I've been to every one starting on Crossman's lawn. To be honest, it's a "Beach Boys, Alice Cooper" price but not the acts to warrant the price IMO |
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on: Yesterday at 08:13:21 AM
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| Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by davidmjs | ||
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I don't think it's a very impressive line up for £240. Hayseed Dixie are on local to me, in a few weeks, for £25 and I don't think there are any other bands that you would pay much more to see on the bill. The New Forest Festival has quite a few of the same bands, over 5 days and is just over half the price of Cropredy and 5 days of camping for £40 ! Just a hunch but I very strongly suspect that most of the moaners about the line-up started going to Cropredy in the last 20 years and aren't on the main, Fairport stalwarts of old. Those of us who first knew the festival in the 80s (or earlier) probably recognise it as much closer to the spirit of those festivals than the anything goes as long as it's a big name jumble of the post-Pegg Cropredy Convention years. I do think the price is pushing it a tad - especially the camping which seems utterly excessive to me. The festival I do every year now (Krankenhaus) is almost exactly the same price but camping is included. But that's only a quarter of the size of this one (1500). |
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on: Yesterday at 04:36:02 AM
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| Started by Sue & Chris - Last post by Andy | ||
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He's a bit Marmite, really. I do know that many people appreciate him. I'm not one of them after I had a run-in with Mr Digance at Skeggy a few years ago. Ho-hum. As to another, similar artist, replacing him: Jasper Carrott has been tried and worked once, but not the second time, largely because he was a much-overhyped mystery star guest. Has Mike Harding ever appeared at Croppers? Does MH still perform live? According to his website his last tour was 2015. Maybe Dave Eagle? |
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