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« Reply #40 on: August 15, 2017, 08:34:07 AM »


I am guessing Mr Jones.


Clearly but I was trying to avoid the obvious and the one which I have no desire to see
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« Reply #41 on: August 15, 2017, 01:11:41 PM »



I am guessing Mr Jones.


Clearly but I was trying to avoid the obvious and the one which I have no desire to see
I did mean Mr Jones (obvs!!!) and he puts on a superb concert  Cheesy he still has a great voice and does quite a bit of bluesey stuff live. |But it's unlikely with what he charges so no need to worry!
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« Reply #42 on: August 15, 2017, 01:52:12 PM »

 But really. ...the stage at Cropredy covered in knickers?  Not too sure about that   Embarrassed
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« Reply #43 on: August 15, 2017, 02:03:40 PM »

There's quite a gap between the people at the front and the actual stage.  Most people would need a good following wind for the knickers to reach the stage!
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« Reply #44 on: August 15, 2017, 03:39:34 PM »

Or really big nickers
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« Reply #45 on: August 15, 2017, 04:25:30 PM »

Or put rocks in them?
(Sorry, Sir Tom   Wink )
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« Reply #46 on: August 15, 2017, 06:01:21 PM »

Reading the comments on name dropping made me think of David Niven's intro to Bring On The Empty Horses -
" If you re sitting down to dinner with Chairman Mao, it makes little sense to talk about the butler."
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« Reply #47 on: August 15, 2017, 06:13:03 PM »

Not sure Sir Tom would be out of their price bracket (especially if they can book Alice Cooper). He played Lytham Festival two years ago which was a smaller crowd. Was brilliant too and convinced me he would be a great headliner. Would probably be a draw too.
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« Reply #48 on: August 15, 2017, 08:11:44 PM »

84 years young eh? Amazing . Would I buy any of her music? Erm perhaps not, but I am after buying her autobiography . Bless her .
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« Reply #49 on: August 15, 2017, 08:25:56 PM »

Is she the oldest person to play at Cropredy?
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« Reply #50 on: August 15, 2017, 08:39:45 PM »


Is she the oldest person to play at Cropredy?


Possibly the oldest person to play anywhere  Grin
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« Reply #51 on: August 16, 2017, 04:07:22 AM »



Is she the oldest person to play at Cropredy?


Possibly the oldest person to play anywhere  Grin
Nah. George Burns was still performing at 100..
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« Reply #52 on: August 17, 2017, 11:26:58 PM »

I thought she did great. Enjoyed her much more than I thought and I was pleased, perhaps thanks to RT, we didn't do a Joan Armatrading on her.
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« Reply #53 on: August 17, 2017, 11:28:14 PM »

She got away with it  Grin
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« Reply #54 on: August 18, 2017, 07:13:11 AM »


She was brilliant, played all the hits, engaged with the crowd, a real highlight.

The crowd singing along to Downtown was surely the best moment/few minutes of the whole weekend.

An inspired choice.


I must have been in the wrong field, after the Pearce brothers got the crowd going it brought the crowd down and killed the atmosphere. A lazy booking for such a special night.
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« Reply #55 on: August 18, 2017, 08:54:36 AM »

Have to agree with Moscar. Pierce Bros didn't really do it for me either but they had energy and the field was buzzing.  Swapping their slots (PB and PC) would have a better move, and PC could have been on during the "supper time and wander back to the tent" slot.

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« Reply #56 on: August 19, 2017, 12:18:05 PM »


 "supper time

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Presumably chicken in a basket followed by Black Forest Gateau to catch the mood of the set?
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« Reply #57 on: August 19, 2017, 01:00:32 PM »



 "supper time

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Presumably chicken in a basket followed by Black Forest Gateau to catch the mood of the set?


With a pint of Red Barrel and a port and lemon for the ladies Grin
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« Reply #58 on: August 19, 2017, 02:53:31 PM »

nope, not for us ... we did use the time to wander about the stalls, and pick up the latest FC cd ... another 'strange' Cropredy booking ioho  Undecided
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« Reply #59 on: September 01, 2017, 04:42:19 PM »

I admit that when I found out that Pet was on, it didn't have the same impact as when Alice was announced, but as I've said elsewhere, I love festivals because it gives me an opportunity to see something I wouldn't go to see under other circumstances, and I give them a fair go.
I quite enjoyed her set on the whole...there were more songs that I knew than I thought....the Finian's Rainbow stuff was a treat..I'd forgotten that I saw the film during my headbanging years and was puzzled at the time why I enjoyed it so much - How Are Things in Glocca Morra? is hardly metal is it ?
 I Couldn't Live Without Your Love is still ear worming me to this very morning, despite the fact that I've been to two festivals and bought and listened to forty odd albums this month.
 I wouldn't say it's an adequate substitute, but Steve Winwood didn't play anything from Arc Of A Diver when he played Cropredy, so it was nice to hear something from one of my all time fave albums.
I met Joe Brown at the top of the field during her set, grinning his big grin, which was another highlight, albeit not related to her in anyway..
She did ok.
Interesting that Andy mentioned the billing. I met an old band mate at the boot fair - he's David Gilmour in a Floyd tribute - and he thought that both the Thursday and Friday top spots should have been swapped around - fair enough for Trevor Horn and the Divine Comedy - I can see that, although I don't agree. But Pet and R.T ? Possibly for the current Cropredy demographic who seem less interested in Fairport than in days of yore. I don't know, but I'm one of the people who DID enjoy Joan Armatrading, along with a couple of cows - at least, Daisy agreed, even if Lulubelle III, was unsure.

edit: Tom Jones would be fab....his bluesy version of Danny Boy is great.
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