This is a list of artists who have played at the various Fairport Convention

Fairport's Cropredy Convention Fairport's Cropredy Convention (formerly Cropredy Festival) is an annual festival of folk and rock music, headed by British folk-rock band Fairport Convention and held on the edge of the village of Cropredy in Oxfordshire, England. The fest ...

over the years. Appearances after 2016 can be found in the article

2022

;Thursday 11 August 2022 *Fairport Convention Acoustic *Thumping Tommys *Edward II *Clannad *The Trevor Horn Band ;Friday 12 August 2022 *Maddie Morris *Emily Barker *Home Service *Martyn Joseph *Slambovian Circus of Dreams *Sharon Shannon *Turin Brakes *Steve Hackett-Genesis Revisited ;Saturday 13 August 2022 *Seth Lakeman *Holy Moly & The Crackers *

The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are a British comedy folk and parody band from Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Formed in 2006, they claim to be the hardest working comedy band in the UK, having played over 1200 shows throughout the UK. They ...

*Rosalie Cunningham *Matthews Southern Comfort *Richard Thompson *Fairport Convention & Friends

2021

Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic

2020

Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic

2016

;Thursday 11 August 2016 *Fairport Acoustic Convention *

Gryphon The griffin, griffon, or gryphon ( Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and ...

*CoCo and the Butterfields * Hayseed Dixie * Madness ;Friday 12 August 2016 * Anthony John Clarke and

Dave Pegg Dave Pegg (born 2 November 1947) is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer, primarily a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention and has been bassist with a number of folk ...

Brìghde Chaimbeul Brìghde Chaimbeul (; born 1998) is a Scottish bagpipe player, who plays the traditional Great Highland bagpipe and the revived Scottish smallpipes. Life Chaimbeul was born in 1998 and brought up in Sleat on the Isle of Skye, and is a native ...

*Sound of the Sirens *

Lifesigns Lifesigns are an English progressive rock band, first conceived by lead singer and keys player John Young in 2008. By 2014, the band's lineup included Steve Rispin as their sound engineer, Jon Poole on bass and vocals, Martin "Frosty" Beedle on ...

* Wille and the Bandits * Headspace * Steeleye Span *

The Bootleg Beatles The Bootleg Beatles are a Beatles tribute band. They have performed over 4,000 times since their establishment in March 1980. History The Bootleg Beatles were formed by Andre Barreau, Neil Harrison and David Catlin-Birch, fellow London cast m ...

;Saturday 13 August 2016 *

Richard Digance Richard Digance (pronounced DYE-jance; born 24 February 1949) is an English comedian and folk singer. Early life Digance was born in Plaistow, East London. After his family moved to nearby East Ham, he attended Vicarage Lane Primary Sch ...

*Maia *Gilmore & Roberts *Pierce Brothers *

The Demon Barbers The Demon Barbers are an English folk band who predominantly draw on traditional material for their repertoire while fusing traditional folk instruments with drums and electric bass guitar. The band is particularly well known for its energetic l ...

XL * Babylon Circus *

Ralph McTell Ralph McTell (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song " Streets of London" (19 ...

* Fairport Convention & Friends

2015

;Thursday 13 August 2015 *Fairport Acoustic Convention *Trad Arrr *

Dreadzone Dreadzone are a British electronic music group. They have released eight studio albums, two live albums, and two compilations. Career Dreadzone were formed in London, England in 1993 when ex-Big Audio Dynamite drummer Greg Roberts teamed up ...

* Katzenjammer * Emmylou Harris and

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

;Friday 14 August 2015 *

Talisk Talisk are a Scottish folk band composed of Mohsen Amini, Benedict Morris, and Graeme Armstrong. The band rose to prominence after winning the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards "Folk Band of the Yea ...

*ahab *

Judith Owen Judith Owen (born 2 January 1969) is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her first North American album, ''Emotions on a Postcard'', was released in 1996 and has been followed by several additional albums. She is co-founder of Twanky Records with her hu ...

* Skinny Lister * Skerryvore *

Fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of ...

The Proclaimers ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

Level 42 Level 42 is an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s. Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on th ...

;Saturday 15 August 2015 *

*Kevin Dempsey and Rosie Carson *The Newgrass Cutters *Band of Friends *

Toyah Willcox Toyah Ann Willcox (born 18 May 1958) is an English musician, actress, and TV presenter. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Willcox has had eight top 40 singles, released over 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over 40 stage plays an ...

* Paul Carrack *

Iain Matthews Iain Matthews (born Ian Matthews MacDonald, 16 June 1946) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was an original member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1969 before leaving to form his own band, Matthew ...

and Egbert Derix * Fairport Convention & Friends

2014

;Thursday 7 August 2014 *Fairport Acoustic Convention *Joe Broughton's Conservatoire Folk Ensemble * Capercaillie *

Steve Hackett Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis ...

–

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Extended *

The Waterboys The Waterboys are a folk rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Mike Scott has remained ...

;Friday 8 August 2014 *The Mischa MacPherson Trio *Deborah Rose *

Edwina Hayes Edwina Hayes (born 6 June 1973, in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish born English singer-songwriter. She grew up in Preston, Lancashire before moving to the East Riding of Yorkshire where she gained her first musical experiences playing at local folk ...

*Benjamin Folke Thomas * Churchfitters * The Travelling Band *

The Wonder Stuff The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock band. Originally based in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, England, the band's first lineup released four albums and nearly 20 singles and EPs, enjoying considerable chart and live success in th ...

Chas & Dave Chas & Dave (often billed as Chas 'n' Dave) were a British pop rock duo, formed in London by Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock. Hodges died in 2018. They were most notable as creators and performers of a musical style labelled ''rockney'' (a port ...

* The Australian Pink Floyd Show ;Saturday 9 August 2014 *

Blackbeard's Tea Party Blackbeard's Tea Party are a contemporary folk rock band based in York, England. The five-piece band plays a mix of traditional folk songs as well as covers of more recent songs from the folk genre. They are also known for their instrumental arr ...

Reg Meuross Reg Meuross is an English singer and songwriter based in Somerset. Meuross first emerged on the British acoustic music scene in 1986 when he formed The Panic Brothers with comedian Richard Morton. He made an album called ''In The Red'', prod ...

* Treetop Flyers * Cara Dillon * Marillion * Al Stewart * Fairport Convention & Friends

2013

;Thursday 8 August 2013 *Fairport Acoustic Convention *Fake Thackray *

Romeo's Daughter Romeo's Daughter are a British AOR, contemporary and mainstream rock band. Their lineup features Leigh Matty, Craig Joiner and Andy Wells. The band released two albums in 1988 and 1993 respectively. They then reformed in 2009 and have toured ex ...

* Edward II *

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillot ...

;Friday 9 August 2013 *BBC YFA Winners –

Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar are a British folk music duo. Algar is a multi-instrumentalist who plays fiddle, guitar, banjo, and percussion. They won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2013, and in 2014 won the Horizon award in the BBC Radio 2 F ...

Danny and the Champions of the World Danny and the Champions of the World are a heartland rock and soul band. Formed in London during the summer of 2007 by Danny George Wilson, the band have since released six studio albums and one live album. The band's name is an allusion to t ...

Kathryn Roberts Kathryn Roberts is an English folk singer, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Early career Roberts' first released recordings were on the album ''Intuition'', a collection of songs by various South Yorkshire folk artists which also included he ...

and

Sean Lakeman Sean Lakeman (born 29 January 1974) is an English folk musician and record producer. Early life Sean was born and brought up as the first of three boys in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon with his brothers, fellow folk musicians Se ...

* Moulettes *

Lúnasa Lughnasadh or Lughnasa ( , ) is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In Modern Irish it is called , in gd, Lùnastal, and in gv, ...

Martin Barre Martin Lancelot Barre (; born 17 November 1946) is an English guitarist best known for his longtime role as lead guitarist of British rock band Jethro Tull, with whom he recorded and toured from 1968 until the band's initial dissolution in 201 ...

's New Day *

Levellers The Levellers were a political movement active during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms who were committed to popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law and religious tolerance. The hallmark of Leveller thought was its populis ...

* 10cc ;Saturday 10 August 2013 *

Mediæval Bæbes The Mediæval Bæbes are a British musical ensemble founded in 1996 by Dorothy Carter and Katharine Blake. It included some of Blake's colleagues from the band Miranda Sex Garden, as well as other friends who shared her love of medieval music. ...

* Brooks Williams *

The Dunwells The Dunwells are an English rock band, formed in Leeds in 2009. The group consists of brothers Joseph Dunwell (vocals) and David Dunwell (guitar, vocals), along with friends Adam Taylor (drums, vocals) and Rob Clayton (bass, vocals). The band ...

Peatbog Faeries The Peatbog Faeries are a largely instrumental Celtic fusion band. Formed in 1991, they are based in Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Their music embodies many styles and influences, including folk, electronica, African pop, rock and ...

Nik Kershaw Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the ...

* Fairport Convention & Friends:

Tom Robinson Thomas Giles Robinson (born 1 June 1950) is a British singer, bassist, radio presenter and long-time LGBT rights activist, best known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson ...

, James Wood, Pat O'May,

Kellie While Kellie While is an English folk singer-songwriter. Early career Born in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, she is the daughter of singer-songwriter Chris While and pianist-songwriter Joe While. She began performing with her mother in local folk c ...

2012

;Thursday 9 August 2012 *Fairport Acoustic Convention *

Kieran Goss Kieran Goss is a contemporary singer-songwriter. Biography Kieran Goss was born and raised in Mayobridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. Goss recorded his first album, ''Brand New Star'', in 1989. It contained the songs "Brand New Star" and ...

*Legend * Bellowhead * Squeeze ;Friday 10 August 2012 *BBC YFA Winners – Ioscaid * Ellen & The Escapades *Dead Flamingoes (feat.

Kami Thompson Kamila Thompson is a singer-songwriter based in London and New York. She is more commonly known as Kami Thompson. She has been seen touring with Bonny Prince Billy, Teddy Thompson, Sean Lennon and others, as well as appearances with the Wainwr ...

& James Walbourne) *Tarras *

Larkin Poe Larkin Poe is an American roots rock band originally from north Georgia, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee, and fronted by sisters Rebecca Lovell (born January 30, 1991) and Megan Lovell (born May 12, 1989). Featuring strong southern harmo ...

Saw Doctors The Saw Doctors are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1986 in Tuam, County Galway, they have achieved eighteen Top 30 singles in the Republic of Ireland including three number ones. Their first number one, "I Useta Lover," topped the Irish charts ...

* Richard Thompson *

Joan Armatrading Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, (, born 9 December 1950) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received ...

;Saturday 11 August 2012 *

* Morris On *Brother & Bones *

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Big Country Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981. The height of the band's popularity was in the early to mid 1980s, although it has retained a cult following for many years since. The band's music incorporated Scott ...

as "Special Guests" *

Dennis Locorriere Dennis Michael Locorriere (born June 13, 1949; Union City, New Jersey, United States) is the American lead vocalist and guitarist of the country rock group Dr. Hook (formerly Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show).Bonitto, Brian (2014)Hooking up with ...

* Fairport Convention & Friends: Ashley Hutchings - Bass; Richard Thompson - Guitar:

Jerry Donahue Jerry Donahue (born September 24, 1946, Manhattan, New York City) is an American guitarist and producer primarily known for his work in the British folk rock scene as a member of Fotheringay and Fairport Convention as well as being a member of t ...

- Guitar:

Maartin Allcock Maartin Allcock (born Martin Allcock; 5 January 1957 – 16 September 2018) was an English multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer. Biography Born in Middleton, Greater Manchester, Middleton, Lancashire (now Greater Manchester), E ...

- Guitar, Keys;

Dave Mattacks David James Mattacks (born 13 March 1948) is an English rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician and as a performing artist. Apart from playing the drums, he ...

- Drums, Keys;

Dave Swarbrick David Cyril Eric Swarbrick (5 April 1941 – 3 June 2016) was an English folk musician and singer-songwriter. His style has been copied or developed by almost every British and many world folk violin players who have followed him. He was ...

- Fiddle, Mandolin;

- Vocals; Kristina Donahue - Vocals;

Blair Dunlop Blair Dunlop (born 11 February 1992) is an English folk musician and actor. Early life and education Dunlop is the son of folk-rock musician Ashley Hutchings (formerly a member of Fairport Convention) and singer Judy Dunlop. He received a schol ...

- Guitar, Vocals; Rebecca Lovell - Mandolin, Vocals; Megan Lovell - Lap Steel, Vocals

2011

;Thursday 11 August 2011 *Fairport Acoustic Convention with Joe Brown *Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts *

Home Service Home Service is a British folk rock group, formed in late 1980 from a nucleus of musicians who had been playing in Ashley Hutchings' Albion Band. Their career is generally agreed to have peaked with the album ''Alright Jack'', and has had an ...

* Hayseed Dixie *

UB40 UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the ...

;Friday 12 August 2011 *BBC YFA Winners - Moore, Moss, Rutter * The Travelling Band *

Steve Tilston Steve Tilston (born 26 March 1950) is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. Early life Steve Tilston was born in Liverpool and brought up in Leicestershire. A graphic designer before taking up music in 1971, Tilston lived in Bristol ...

& The Durbervilles *

Charlie Dore Charlie Dore (born 1956) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and actress. Although best known as a singer-songwriter, Dore has a multi-faceted career that includes acting in film, TV and radio, comedy-improvisatio ...

* The Dylan Project *

The Urban Folk Quartet The Urban Folk Quartet (commonly known as ''The UFQ'' or simply ''UFQ'') are a four-piece contemporary folk band launched in June 2009. The band is composed of Joe Broughton (Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin), Paloma Trigás (Fiddle, Vocals), Tom Chapm ...

The Coral The Coral are an English rock band, formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside. The band emerged during the early 2000s. Their 2002 debut album '' The Coral'', from which came the single " Dreaming of You", was nominated for ...

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;Saturday 13 August 2011 *

*The Shee *

The Blockheads The Blockheads are an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Originally fronted by lead singer Ian Dury as Ian Dury and the Blockheads or Ian and the Blockheads, the band has continued to perform since Dury's death in 2000. Current member ...

Lau Lau or LAU may refer to: People * Lau (surname) * Liu (劉/刘), a common Chinese family name transliterated Lau in Cantonese and Hokkien * Lau clan, one of the Saraswat Brahmin clans of Punjab * LAU (musician): Laura Fares Places * Lebane ...

Horslips Horslips are an Irish Celtic rock band that compose, arrange and perform songs frequently inspired by traditional Irish airs, jigs and reels. The group are regarded as 'founding fathers of Celtic rock' for their fusion of traditional Irish ...

as "Very Special Guests" *

Badly Drawn Boy Damon Michael Gough (born 2 October 1969), known by the stage name Badly Drawn Boy, is an English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Gough chose his stage name from a character in the show ''Sam and his Magic Ball'', which he saw ...

* Fairport Convention & Friends:

, P J Wright, Alan Bond, Ahab, Joe Brown, Nigel Schofield

2010

;Thursday August 12 *Keith Donnelly & Flossie Malavialle *Leatherat *

Thea Gilmore Thea Eve Gilmore (born 25 November 1979), also known as Afterlight, is an English singer-songwriter. She has released more than twenty albums since her 1998 debut '' Burning Dorothy''. She has had three Top 40 entries on the UK Albums Chart and ...

Pauline Black Belinda Magnus (born 23 October 1953), better known as Pauline Black (), is an English singer, actress and author. In a music career spanning over 40 years, Black came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the 2 Tone ska reviva ...

The Selecter The Selecter are an English 2 tone ska revival band, formed in Coventry, England, in 1979. The Selecter featured a diverse line-up, both in terms of race and gender, initially consisting of Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson and Pauline Black on lead ...

* Status Quo ;Friday August 13 *The Tindalls * Martin Taylor’s Spirit of Django *Mabon *

3 Daft Monkeys 3 Daft Monkeys are a world music-influenced acoustic band from Cornwall, UK, consisting of Tim Ashton, Athene Roberts, Rich Mulryne, and Jamie Graham. The instrumentation consists of vocals, fiddle, twelve-string guitar, bass guitar and percuss ...

*Little Johnny England *

The Dixie Bee-Liners The Dixie Bee-Liners are an American Bluegrass group, formed in New York City in 2002 by Buddy Woodward and Brandi Hart. Their music has been called Bluegrass, Americana, alt-country, Folk, and "Bible Belt Noir". The Bee-Liners have release ...

* Little Feat * Bellowhead ;Saturday August 14 *

Breabach Breabach is a Scottish folk music band formed in 2005. In 2011, they received nominations for ‘Best Group’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. They won Scottish Folk Band of the Year in 2012 and Live Act of the Year in 2013 at the Scots Trad Music ...

*ahab *

Easy Star All Stars Easy Star All-Stars is a reggae collective founded in 1997 by Michael Goldwasser, Eric Smith, Lem Oppenheimer and Remy Gerstein of New York City-based Easy Star Records. The band is known for its reinterpretations of classic albums in reggae styl ...

* Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble *

Martyn Joseph Martyn Joseph (born 15 July 1960) is a Welsh singer-songwriter whose music exhibits primarily a brand of Celtic and folk, while his songwriting is often focused on social lament or protest. From independently releasing his first studio release, ...

* Fairport Convention & Friends (including excerpts from the Rock Opera

Excalibur Excalibur () is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes also attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. It was associated with the Arthurian legend very early on. Excalibur and the Sword in th ...

, Alan Simon, Pat O'May,

, Johnny Logan, James Wood, Luc Bertin, Conan Mevel,

Jacqui McShee Jacqueline 'Jacqui' McShee (born 25 December 1943) is an English singer. Since 1966 she has performed with Pentangle, a jazz-influenced folk rock band. Biography McShee was born in Catford, South London. Her musical career began as a soloist ...

, Edmund Whitcomb

2009

;Thursday August 13 *Harlequinn *4 Square *

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& Cool * Buzzcocks * Steve Winwood ;Friday August 14 *ColvinQuarmby *Megan & Joe Henwood *

Scott Matthews Scott Matthews is an English singer-songwriter from Wolverhampton, England.

* Ade Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds * John Jorgensen Band *

The Dodge Brothers The Dodge Brothers are a British skiffle band from Southampton playing Americana, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, country and blues music. The band includes film critic and BBC television presenter Mark Kermode, along with Mike and Alex Hammo ...

* Richard Thompson *

Seth Lakeman Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. Ac ...

;Saturday August 15 *

* Churchfitters * Feast of Fiddles *

* Fairport Convention & Friends: Sid Kipper ( Chris Sugden), Tommy Connolly Dancers, Mike Rowbottom,

, Mick & Jane Toole, Yusuf ( Cat Stevens), Alun Davies, Richard Thompson, Kamil Thompson, The GP's,

2008

;Thursday August 7 *Whapweasel * Anthony John Clarke *The Gathering *

John Tams John Tams (born 16 February 1949) is an English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician born in Holbrook, Derbyshire, the son of a publican. He first worked as a reporter for the ''Ripley & Heanor News'' later working for BBC Radio ...

and Barry Coope * Supergrass ;Friday August 8 * The Family Mahone * Peggy & PJ Wright *

Siobhan Miller Siobhan Miller is a Scottish folk singer and the only three-time winner of Best Singer at the Scots Trad Music Awards (in 2011, 2013, and 2017). She also won the Best Traditional Track at the 2018 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and has frequently perfor ...

& Jeana Leslie (BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winners) * Stackridge *

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

and his band * Joe Brown and his band featuring special guest Dave Edmunds *

;Saturday August 9 *

Lark Rise to Candleford
featuring Ashley Hutchings *Legend (Bob Marley tribute) *The Muffinmen featuring

Jimmy Carl Black James Carl Inkanish, Jr. (February 1, 1938 – November 1, 2008), known professionally as Jimmy Carl Black, was a drummer and vocalist for The Mothers of Invention. Background and early career: 1960s–1990s Born in El Paso, Texas, Black was o ...

*The

Julie Fowlis Julie Fowlis (born 20 June 1978) is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic. Early life Fowlis grew up on North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gaelic-speaking community. Her moth ...

Band * Midge Ure * Fairport Convention & Friends: Midge Ure, Tommy Connolly Dancers, Vikki Clayton,

, Edmund Whitcombe,

, Ashley Hutchings,

Chris While Chris While (born 1956) is an English songwriter, singer and musician, known particularly for her vocals and live performances. She has worked as a solo artist, a songwriter and as a member of a number of duos and groups. Her music is often cla ...

, Robert Plant, Kristina Donahue, Simon Care, Nigel Schofield, Geoffrey Hughes.

2007

''40th Anniversary Year'' ;Thursday August 9 * Anthony John Clarke *

Kerfuffle Kerfuffle were a four-piece English folk band, originally formed in 2001 around the East Midlands and South Yorkshire regions of the UK, initially comprising Hannah James (accordion, piano, vocals, step dancing), Sam Sweeney (fiddle, percus ...

Wishbone Ash Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular albums included '' Wishbone Ash'' (1970), ''Pilgrimage'' (1971), '' Argus'' (1972), '' Wishbone Four'' (1973), ''There's the Rub'' (1974), and ...

*The

Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra (also known as Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) is a rhythm and blues band led by boogie-woogie pianist Jools Holland. History Holland formed the band in 1994. In May 2022 the 17-piece ...

;Friday August 10 *Hummingbird *Mad Agnes *The Demon Barbers Roadshow *

Last Orders ''Last Orders'' is a 1996 novel by British writer Graham Swift. The book won the 1996 Booker Prize. In 2001, it was adapted for the film ''Last Orders (film), Last Orders'' by Australian writer and director Fred Schepisi. Plot The story makes ...

*Viva Santana *

Show of Hands Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots/ folk duo formed in 1986 by singer-songwriter Steve Knightley (guitars, mandolin, mandocello, cuatro) and composer and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer (vocals, guitars, violin, viola, mandolin, mando ...

*Fairport 1969 perform

Liege and Lief ''Liege & Lief'' is the fourth album by the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is the third album the group released in the UK during 1969, all of which prominently feature Sandy Denny as lead female vocalist (Denny did not appear o ...

*The Richard Thompson Band ;Saturday August 11 *

*Give Way *The Bucket Boys *

* Strawbs *Billy Mitchell and Bob Fox * Fairport Convention & Friends: Richard Thompson,

, Tommy Connolly Dancers,

, Iain Matthews,

Judy Dyble Judith Aileen Dyble (pronounced ''Die-bull''; 13 February 1949 – 12 July 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, most notable for being a vocalist and a founding member of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne. In addition, she and Ian McDona ...

, Vikki Clayton, Ashley Hutchings, Vo Fletcher, Beth Gibbins

2006

;Thursday August 10 * wRants * PJ Wright * Feast of Fiddles * Chris Newman & Maire Ni Chathasaigh * Steeleye Span ;Friday August 11 * Shameless Quo * Bodega (Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner) * Then Came The Wheel * Ashley Hutchings' Rainbow Chasers * The Deborah Bonham Band * Flook * John Martyn (singer), John Martyn Band * 10cc featuring Graham Gouldman and friends ;Saturday August 12 *

* Sam Holmes * Dave_Swarbrick, Swarb's Lazarus * King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys * Dervish * Glenn Tilbrook * Fairport Convention & Friends: Glenn Tilbrook, Glen Tillbrook, Tommy Connolly Dancers,

, Edmund Whitcombe, Ashley Hutchings,

2005

;Thursday August 11 * Tickled Pink * Simon Mayor and Hilary James * Jah Wobble * Country Joe McDonald and his band ;Friday August 12 * Big Eyed Fish * Bob Fox performs solo * Stuey Mutch with Henry Nicol *

and Julie Matthews * The Muffin Men with

* The The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain * Richard Thompson * The Dylan Project ;Saturday August 13 *

* T & Latouche * Uiscedwr * The Hamsters * Beth Nielsen Chapman * Fairport Convention & Friends: Anna Ryder, Vo Fletcher, Tommy Connolly Dancers,

, Edmund Whitcombe, Richard Thompson, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Beth Neilsen Chapman, Pete Zorn, Christine Collister,

, Ashley Hutchings

2004

;Thursday 12 August * Blue Meanies * Mostly Autumn * Jackie Leven and Michael Cosgrove * Oysterband ;Friday 13 August * Earl Okin * Andy Guttridge Band * Family Mahone * Anna Ryder/Steve Tilston Band with Maart Allcock and Clive Bunker * Jerry Donahue Band *

* Jethro Tull (band), Jethro Tull ;Saturday 14 August *

* Tiny Tin Lady * The Mighty Firebirds * Jez Lowe, Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies * Ashley Hutchings Morris On * Nick Harper * Fairport Convention & Friends:

, Ashley Hutchings,

, Anna Ryder, Simon Care, Tommy Connolly Dancers, Jay Turner, Cath Mundy,

, Ben Bennion, Mick Bullard, Bruce Lacey, Edmund Whitcombe

2003

;Thursday 7 August * Colvin Quarmby * Meet on the Ledge * Trevor Burton Band * Lindisfarne (band), Lindisfarne ;Friday 8 August * Mark Gillespie * Keith Donnelly * Equation * David Hughes * Bucket Boys * Blue Tapestry * Procol Harum ;Saturday 9 August *

* Al Hodge and The Mechanics * The Hush * Old Blind Dogs * Albert Lee *

* Paul Mitchell singing Sinatra Songbook * Fairport Convention & Friends: Andy Guttridge, Steve Gibbons (musician), Steve Gibbons, P.J. Wright, Martin Carthy,

, Meg Burnham, Mike Burnham, Kevin Dempsey, Beryl Marriott, John Kirkpatrick (musician), John Kirkpatrick,

, Anna Ryder, David Hughes (musician), David Hughes,

, Norma Waterson, Tommy Connolly Dancers

2002

''The 35th anniversary event.'' ; Thursday 8 August * Freeway Jam * The Joyce Gang * The Dubliners * e2K ; Friday 9 August * Mundy-Turner * Sarah Jory * Magna Carta (band), Magna Carta * Oysterband * Broderick * Richard Thompson * Fairport Convention "The Early Years" featuring: Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson, Gerry Conway (musician), Gerry Conway,

& guests: Vikki Clayton, George Galt, Anna Ryder, Marc Ellington, Joe Boyd ; Saturday 10 August *

* Little Johnny England * Eddi Reader * Deborah Bonham * The Alison Brown Quartet * Fairport Convention featuring: Simon Nicol,

, Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie (musician), Chris Leslie, Gerry Conway (musician), Gerry Conway,

, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings,

; & Friends: Anna Ryder, Andrew Cronshaw, Neil Wayne, Ian Blake, Fraser Speirs, Fraser Spiers, Tom Farnell, Roger Hill, Marc Ellington, Eddi Reader, Vikki Clayton,

, Chris Parkinson (musician), Chris Parkinson, Tommy Connolly Dancers, Terry Paine, Geoffrey Hughes,

, Bob Fox (musician), Bob Fox, Kristina Donahue, John Jones

2001

;Thursday 9 August * Tarras * Steve Ashley & Friends * The Dylan Project * Lonnie Donegan ;Friday 10 August * Sandwitch * Whirligig * Keith Donnelly & Guests * Chris While & Julie Matthews * Sugarland Slim * The Eliza Carthy Band * Musafir * De Dannan ;Saturday 11 August * Chuckletruck * Vikki Clayton & Friends * Five Furious Fish * Francis Dunnery & The Grass Virgins * Amos Garrett * Brass Monkey * Fairport Convention & Friends:

, Vikki Clayton, Ashley Hutchings,

, Anna Ryder, Chris Knibbs, Chas McDevitt, Kate Luxmoore,

, Julie Matthews, Beryl & Roger Marriott,

, Tommy Connolly Dancers, Ian Anderson, Geoffrey Hughes, Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson,

, David Hughes (musician), David Hughes, Fraser Nimmo, Paul Kovits, Keith Donnelly.

2000

; Thursday 10 August * Spank the Monkey * Incredible String Band * All About Eve (band), All About Eve ; Friday 11 August * Keith Donnelly * Little Johnny England *

& Andy Roberts (musician), Andy Roberts * The Backroom Boys * The Albion Band * Priory of Brion ; Saturday 12 August * The Unprofessionals * Bob Fox * Stackridge * The Hamsters *

* Fairport Convention & Friends: Geoffrey Hughes,

, Kristina Donahue, Ashley Hutchings,

, Eddi Reader,

, Martin Carthy, Bob Fox (musician), Bob Fox, Roger Hodgson, Alan Simon, Alan Thomson (musician), Alan Thomson, Steve Gibbons (musician), Steve Gibbons,

, Beryl Marriott

1999

;Friday 13 August * Blazing Homesteads * Chris While & Julie Maththews *

's Pentangle (band), Pentangle * Kevin Dempsey &

* The Dylan Project * The Richard Thompson Band * Barrage ;Saturday 14 August * Barrage * Anna Ryder * The Paul Mitchell Band *

* The Robbie McIntosh Band * Maddy Prior and Friends * Fairport Convention and Friends: Steve Ashley, Tom Leary, Gareth Turner, Tommy Connolly Dancers, Anna Ryder,

, Kristina Donahue,

, Maddy Prior, Jacqui McShee, Richard Thompson, David Hughes (musician), David Hughes, Eddi Reader

1998

;Friday 14 August * Anna Ryder * Stringthing * Solstice * Vikki Clayton Band * Fling * Edward II * Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter), Rory McLeod * Roy Wood's Army ;Saturday 15 August * The Tabs * Waz * Cat Scratch Fever * Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter), Rory McLeod * Hank Wangford and the Lost Cowboys * Loudon Wainwright III * Fairport Convention & Friends: Loudon Wainwright III, Pete Zorn, Tommy Connolly Dancers, Anna Ryder, John Bundrick, Rabbit Bundrick, David Hughes (musician), David Hughes,

, Matt Pegg,

, Dave Cousins,

, P.J. Wright, Steve Gibbons (musician), Steve Gibbons

1997

;Friday 8 August * Pressgang * Kristina Olsen * The Julian Dawson Band * Osibisa * Fairport Convention * The Saw Doctors ;Saturday 9 August * Tempest * Huw and Tony Williams * Eliza Carthy with the Kings of Calicutt * John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett * Fairport Convention & Friends: Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings,

, Bruce Rowland (drummer), Bruce Rowland,

, Dan Ar Braz, Dan Ar Bras, Vikki Clayton, Cathy Lesurf, Cathy LeSurf.

1996

;Friday 9 August * Superjam * Clarion * Chris Leslie (folk musician), Chris Leslie and Beryl Marriott * Edward II * The Richard Thompson Band ;Saturday 10 August * Superjam * The King Earl Boogie Band * David Hughes and Gerry Conway (musician), Gerry Conway * The Atlantic Wave Band * The Hellecasters *

* Joe Brown and His Band * Fairport Convention & Friends:

, Allan Taylor (musician), Allan Taylor, Sam Brown (singer), Sam Brown, Richard Thompson

1995

;Friday 11 August * Eden Burning * The Kathryn Tickell Band * Procol Harum ;Saturday 12 August * Waulk Elektrik * Huw and Tony Williams * The Poozies * The Nerve * Wild Willy Barrett * The Hamsters * Richard Thompson with Danny Thompson * Fairport Convention & Friends: The Roy Wood Big Band, Joe Brown,

, Chris Leslie (musician), Chris Leslie, Neil Gordon, Gill And Bobbi from Nice Girls Don't Explode, Spencer Richards, Richard Thompson, Tom Farnell.

1994

;Friday 12 August * Tower Struck Down * Roy Harper (singer), Roy Harper * Lindisfarne ;Saturday 13 August * Too Cool For Shorts * Shave The Monkey * Man (band), Man * Horch * Blodwyn Pig * The Vin Garbutt Band * Fairport Convention & Friends: Vikki Clayton,

, Gerry Conway (musician), Gerry Conway, Roy Harper (singer), Roy Harper

1993

;Friday 13 August * Clarion * Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson * The Leningrad Cowboys ;Saturday 14 August * The Buttermountain Boys * Robin Williamson * The

Band * Stockton's Wing * Fallen Angels * Fairport Convention & Guests: Roy Wood, Robert Plant, Vikki Clayton, Heather Wood, Everything but the Girl, Everything But The Girl, Matt Pegg,

, Bryn Haworth, Chris Leslie (musician), Chris Leslie, Ashley Reed, Ian Cutler, Tom Leary, Ben Bennion

1992

;Friday 14 August * The Wright Brothers * Richard Thompson * Fairport Convention & Friends: Julianne Regan, Chris Leslie (musician), Chris Leslie, Robert Plant ;Saturday 15 August * Skin The Peeler * The Backroom Boys * Four Men And A Dog * Wolfstone * Dave Swarbrick, Swarbrick And Martin Carthy, Carthy * Fairport Convention & Friends:

, Julianne Regan, Bruce Rowland (drummer), Bruce Rowland,

, Vikki Clayton, Gerry Conway (musician), Gerry Conway, Heather Wood, Geoff Hughes, Bryn Haworth, Richard Thompson,

, Billy Bragg, Ashley Hutchings

1991

;Friday 16 August * Freeway Jam * Eugene Wallace * Storm * The Richard Thompson Band ;Saturday 17 August * Blinder * Jay Turner * The Poor Mouth * The Steve Gibbons (musician), Steve Gibbons Band * Whippersnapper (band), Whippersnapper * Alias Ron Kavana * Dan Ar Braz * Fairport Convention & Friends: Andy Fairweather Low, Andy Fairweather-Low, Richard Thompson, Julianne Regan, Vikki Clayton, Chris Leslie (musician), Chris Leslie, Dan Ar Braz, Dan Ar Bras, Beryl And Roger Marriott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Gerry Conway (musician), Gerry Conway,

, The Cropredy Horns!

1990

;Friday 17 August * Avalon *

;Saturday 18 August * The Banana Band * Kieran Halpin * The Julian Dawson Band * The Albion Band * Blues n Trouble * The Fureys & Davey Arthur * Richard Thompson * Fairport Convention & Friends: Julianne Regan, Julieanne Regan, Vikki Clayton, Ralph McTell, Gerry Conway (musician), Gerry Conway, B. J. Cole, B.J. Cole, Doane Perry, Francis Dunnery with Blinder,

, Gary Brooker, Matt Pegg

1989

;Friday 18 August * The Breakers * Zumzeaux * Steeleye Span ;Saturday 19 August * The Elaine Morgan Band * After Hours * Climax Blues Band * Sally Barker * All About Eve (band), All About Eve * Richard Thompson * Fairport Convention & Friends; Ian Anderson, Steve Harley, Gary Brooker, Julianne Regan, Mike Read, Richard Thompson, Bruce Rowland (drummer), Bruce Rowland, Sheila And Sheryl Parker, Chris Leslie (musician), Chris Leslie, Fergus Feely,

, Gerry Conway (musician), Gerry Cownay,

, Mark Tucker (musician), Mark Tucker, Nigel Seymour, Tim Bricheno, Danny Thompson,

1988

; Friday 12 August * Collaboration * Mike Silver * The Richard Thompson Band ;Saturday 13 August * The Kursaal Flyers * Sally Barker * Filarfolket * The Steve Gibbons (musician), Steve Gibbons Band * Dan Ar Bras' Electric Band * Fairport Convention & Friends: Richard Thompson, Jerry Donahue, Sheila And Sheryl Parker, Tim German, Diz Disley

1987

;Friday 7 August *Le Rue *Gordon Giltrap *John Martyn (musician), John Martyn & Danny Thompson ;Saturday 8 August *The Steve Ashley Band *Mara! *Chicken Shack *Muzsikás, Muzsikas *Whippersnapper (band), Whippersnapper * Richard Thompson * Fairport Convention & Friends: June Tabor, Cathy LeSurf, Ian Anderson (musician), Ian Anderson,

1986

;Friday 8 August *Kieran Halpin with Maartin Allcock, Martin Allcock & Manus Lunny *Mike Elliott (comedian), Mike Elliott *The Richard Thompson Band ;Saturday 9 August *The Electric Bluebirds *The Jon Strong Band *The Sutherland Brothers *Brass Monkey (band), Brass Monkey *Dick Gaughan * Fairport Convention & Friends: Iain Matthews, Ian Matthews, Robert Plant, Cathy LeSurf, Richard Thompson, Clive Gregson, Christine Collister, Mike Silver,

, Bill Zorn

1985

;Friday 9 August *No Right Turn *Neil Innes * Fairport Convention (Full House (Fairport Convention album), Full House lineup) ;Saturday 10 August *Jon Benns *John James (guitarist), John James Band with Dick Heckstall-Smith *Mosaic *The Balham Alligators, Balham Alligators *Whippersnapper (band), Whippersnapper *Home Service, The Home Service *Robin Williamson * Fairport Convention & Friends: Billy Connolly, Richard Thompson, Cathy LeSurf,

, Trevor Lucas,

1984

;Friday 10 August *Ragged Heroes *Bob Davenport *Adrian Legg * Steeleye Span ;Saturday 11 August *The Oysterband, Oyster Band with Cathy LeSurf *Ian Campbell (folk artist), Ian Campbell *Garsters Dream Band *Allan Taylor *Pyewackett *Ian Campbell (folk musician), Ian Campbell *Whippersnapper (band), Whippersnapper *Battlefield Band, The Battlefield Band *

* Fairport Convention & Friends: Cathy LeSurf, Wally Whyton, Matt Pegg, Ian & Lorna Campbell, Bob Davenport

1983

;Friday 12 August *Easvesdropper *Jon Benns * Richard Thompson Big Band ;Saturday 13 August *Blowzabella *Jon Benns *Eclipse *Carrig *Arizona Smoke Review *Maxi & Mitch *The Albion Country Band, Albion Band *Vin Garbutt * Fairport Convention & Friends: Cathy LeSurf,

, Ashley Hutchings, Richard Thompson, Paul Mitchell (harmonica), Linda Thompson (singer), Linda Thompson, Alastair Anderson, Andy (of the Marksmen), Dave Whetstone

1982

;Friday 13 August *Knacker's Yard *Dan Ar Braz, Dan Ar Bras * Fairport Convention Performing "Babbacombe Lee (album), Babbacombe Lee" *Home Service, The Home Service ;Saturday 14 August *Captains Coco's Country Dance Band * Bob Fox and Stu Luckley *Dan Ar Bras *Professor Bruce Lacey *Maddy Prior Band * Fairport Convention & Friends: Trevor Lucas,

, Linda Thompson (singer), Linda Thompson

1981

Note: this festival was held at Broughton Castle.#Humphries1982, Humphries, p.103 ;Friday 14 August *The Sussex Trug Band *Simon & Andrew Loake *

, Richard Thompson,

- The GPs ;Saturday 15 August *Captains Coco's Country Dance Band *Steve Ashley & Chris Leslie (folk musician), Chris Leslie *Earl Okin *The Bert Jansch Group *Martin Carthy & John Kirkpatrick (musician), John Kirkpatrick * Fairport Convention & Friends: Richard Thompson,

1980

Note: this was the first official Reunion Festival. ;Friday 30 August *Captains Coco's Country Dance Band *John Kirkpatrick (musician), John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris *Richard Thompson (musician), Richard & Linda Thompson (singer), Linda Thompson * Fairport Convention & Friends:

, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson,

, Robert Jordan

1979

Note: this was the official "Farewell" concert. ;Saturday 4 August *Bag O'Nails *The Kitchen Band *The Rollright Stones *Graham Smiths Greek Section *The Tanglefoot Band *Simon & Andrew Loake *Steve Ashley & Chris Leslie (folk musician), Chris Leslie *Earl Okin *Tony O'Leary * Fairport Convention with special guest:

1976 to 1978

The first Fairport Convention concert held in Cropredy was in the back garden of a friend's house, on Saturday 17 July 1976. Although it was a private concert, there was an attendance of 750. It then became established as an annual event; from 1977, tickets were sold; in 1978, a larger site was used.#Redwood1995, Redwood & Woodward, p.76

Notes

References

* * {{Fairport Convention Music festivals in Oxfordshire