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    Cropredy Capers: 25 Years of Fairport Convention and Friends at Cropredy Festival

    10/12/2004 | Free Reed Us Release 

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      CROPREDY CAPERS: 25 YEARS OF THE FESTIVAL (BOX)

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    All Music Guide Review

    Cropredy, the annual festival run by Fairport Convention, has become legendary over the years, not only for it's reconvening of the many different permutations of the band, but also for guests and surprises. While not everything is here, obviously, this stunning four-CD box set captures many of the highlights. Fairport are the featured artists, both as themselves and also in the backing guises they've taken behind artists like Cockney Rebel's Steve Harley and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin (and they acquit themselves quite admirably, with plenty of spirit and more than a little humor). The four discs are themed, and the vast proportion of the material hasn't seen the light of day before. Listening is almost like Christmas, having to pick your way through all the delights, whether it's the version of "Million Dollar Bash" lovingly assembled from performances in different years, or a take on "Fotheringay" with singer Vikki Clayton capably filling the shoes of the late Sandy Denny. There's plenty of fun to be had on the 'covers' CD, where the band offers not only traditional folk, but everything from "Swimming Song" with Loudon Wainwright to "Midnight Special" with veteran British rocker Joe Brown. But this is a set full of joy and wit, and not only on disc. The superb packing even includes a booklet with a walk around the village of Cropredy and a cardboard build-your-own-festival-site kit (wonderful for those long evenings) in addition to a superbly detailed book about the festival itself and the songs included. It's a wonderful set, up to the high standard the Free Reed label has established -- and, indeed, up to the standard of Cropredy itself. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Woodstock (Edit)
  • 2:22
  • 2
  • The Crowd (Studio Version)
  • 4:49
  • 3
  • Million Dollar Bash (Compilation) ... (Edited Compiled Version)
  • 4:26
  • 4
  • Mason's Apron
  • 3:17
  • 5
  • Calling On (Studio Version)
  • 2:52
  • 6
  • Sir B McKenzie's (Studio Version)
  • 5:27
  • 7
  • One More Chance (Studio Version)
  • 7:37
  • 8
  • The Ballad of Ned Kelly (Studio Version)
  • 3:59
  • 9
  • Breakfast in Mayfair (Studio Version)
  • 3:11
  • 10
  • Close to the Wind (Intro) (Studio Version)
  • 7:12
  • 11
  • Red & Gold (Studio Version)
  • 7:13
  • 12
  • Bridge Over the River Cherwell ('Mozart' Version)
  • 3:13
  • 13
  • Tried So Hard (Studio Version)
  • 3:07
  • 14
  • Bowman's Retreat (Studio Version)
  • 3:11
  • 15
  • Ringing Down the Years (Studio Version)
  • 8:09
  • 16
  • Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (Studio Version)
  • 9:27
  • 17 (2)
  • Hexhamshire Lass (Studio Version)
  • 2:37
  • 18 (2)
  • Seventeen Come Sunday (Studio Version)
  • 3:42
  • 19 (2)
  • Sir Patrick Spens (Studio Version)
  • 3:26
  • 20 (2)
  • Tam Lin (Studio Version)
  • 8:20
  • 21 (2)
  • Polly on the Shore (Studio Version)
  • 4:54
  • 22 (2)
  • She Moves Through the Fair (Studio Version)
  • 5:23
  • 23 (2)
  • Claudy Banks (Studio Version)
  • 5:38
  • 24 (2)
  • Blackwaterside (Studio Version)
  • 4:29
  • 25 (2)
  • The Eynsham Poacher (Intro) (Studio Version)
  • 3:01
  • 26 (2)
  • Rambling Rover (Studio Version)
  • 4:42
  • 27 (2)
  • Day Trip to Bangor (Studio Version)
  • 3:33
  • 28 (2)
  • Swimming Song (Studio Version)
  • 3:10
  • 29 (2)
  • Midnight Special
  • 3:46
  • 30 (2)
  • Deepest in the Darkest Night (Studio Version)
  • 4:04
  • 31 (2)
  • Ramble On (Studio Version)
  • 5:13
  • 32 (2)
  • Come Up and See Me (Studio Version)
  • 4:21
  • 33 (2)
  • Lay Down (Studio Version)
  • 4:47
  • 34 (2)
  • Now Be Thankful
  • 3:41
  • 35 (3)
  • Rising for the Moon (Acapella) (Studio Version)
  • 1:11
  • 36 (3)
  • It Suits Me Well (Studio Version)
  • 5:53
  • 37 (3)
  • Level Pegging (Studio Version)
  • 2:47
  • 38 (3)
  • I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (Studio Version)
  • 3:30
  • 39 (3)
  • All the Dance Numbers (Studio Version)
  • 4:24
  • 40 (3)
  • Jenny Nettles (Studio Version)
  • 2:51
  • 41 (3)
  • Miss Stevenson/Turnabout (Studio Version)
  • 5:28
  • 42 (3)
  • Rosemary's Sister (Studio Version)
  • 5:24
  • 43 (3)
  • Naked Highwayman ('Nadine' Version)
  • 5:17
  • 44 (3)
  • Bonny Black Hare (Studio Version)
  • 2:56
  • 45 (3)
  • John Gaudie (Studio Version)
  • 4:38
  • 46 (3)
  • After Hallowe'en (Studio Version)
  • 3:55
  • 47 (3)
  • Fotheringay (Studio Version)
  • 3:35
  • 48 (3)
  • Percy's Song (Studio Version)
  • 7:15
  • 49 (3)
  • Forever Young
  • 2:57
  • 50 (3)
  • Highway 61 Revisited
  • 4:48
  • 51 (3)
  • Six Days on the Road
  • 5:54
  • 52 (3)
  • Rising for the Moon (Studio Version)
  • 4:18
  • 53 (3)
  • Where Is Colin? (David Hughes Demo)
  • 2:32
  • 54 (4)
  • Rosie (Studio Version)
  • 4:50
  • 55 (4)
  • Crazy Man Michael (Studio Version)
  • 4:50
  • 56 (4)
  • John Barleycorn (Studio Version)
  • 5:25
  • 57 (4)
  • Sloth (Studio Version)
  • 19:24
  • 58 (4)
  • The Hiring Fair (Studio Version)
  • 7:00
  • 59 (4)
  • Royal Seleccion, No. 13 ('Helium' Version)
  • 4:23
  • 60 (4)
  • Lark in the Morning Medley (Studio Version)
  • 5:55
  • 61 (4)
  • Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (Studio Version)
  • 5:48
  • 62 (4)
  • Walk Awhile (Studio Version)
  • 4:11
  • 63 (4)
  • Dirty Linen (Studio Version)
  • 4:05
  • 64 (4)
  • Meet on the Ledge (Studio Version)
  • 5:34
  • 65 (4)
  • Matty Groves (Studio Version)
  • 8:07

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    Credits

    • Neil Wayne
    • Producer, Editing, Author, Coordination
    • Bob Fox
    • Performer, Guest Appearance
    • Nigel Schofield
    • Songwriter, Editing, Research, Project Concept, Interviewer, Pre-Production, Liner Notes, Compilation
    • Dave Pegg
    • Producer, Interviewee, Coordination, Author, Performer


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