Fairport Chatter

[davidmjs]

Copied from FB for those who don't use it and might have known Mike.

The following has been copied from Ed Frost page
Michael ERWOOD 'Mike'
Mike passed away peacefully in the care of Sobell House and surrounded by his family, on 4th March 2024.
He was the much loved husband of Moira (Gainey) and an adored Dad to Katherine.
A loving brother to Tony and John and dear friend to many.
Amongst many things Mike may be remembered by the Cropredy Festival community for his many years of service, at ‘Moira's Gate’ (backstage), each year at the festival.
Fairport Convention as a band, and the Cropredy Festival crew, has always adopted a wide circle of family and friend and Mike was certainly considered one of these.
Mike's funeral service has been arranged to take place at Oxford Crematorium (St John's Chapel) on Wednesday 27th March at 1.00pm.
There will be an opportunity to make donations in Mike's memory for The Pulmonary Fibrosis Trust and/or Sobell House at the funeral service, on line via www.eddfrostanddaughters or by post c/o: Edd Frost & Daughters Family Funeral Directors, 14 Canada Close, Banbury OX16 2RT.
Can we please ask that this notice be shared in the usual manner in order to inform as many people as possible of Mike's recent passing and of his forthcoming funeral arrangements.
Thank you.

[mickf]

I had mine published in the first book. I suppose this is a great way both to get content and to be assured people will buy the book. Win - win for the publishers.

[David W]

Reading about Gerry in various places and his p!aying with Tull, Joan Armatrading etc it occured to me how he, DM.and 10cc drummer Paul Burgess have ploughed similar furrows. Was Burgess ever in line for the FC sticks does anyone know?

[davidmjs]

Just noticed that this is actually the Fairport font...4 years before Fairport first used it...

[Dan O.]

Nothing on here so far to commemorate the 21st April being the anniversary of Sandy Denny's passing.

Her daughter Georgia via Facebook  :

"𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘐 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵."

Here's a Scattering The Roots Sandy Denny special edition I put together in 2018, featuring some of her best work with Fairport Convention, Fotheringay and solo, taking in excursions with The Bunch and Led Zeppelin :

https://www.mixcloud.com/DanOgus1/scattering-the-roots-sandy-denny-special-24-04-18/

[Lubiloo (Lorna)]

Thanks Dan, that is great.