London Folk Magazine and News
Fairport Convention Winter Tour Update
Iconic UK Folk Rockers Fairport Convention have been celebrating their monumental 55 year anniversary with their first Winter Tour in 2 years, taking in an impressive list of dates throughout the UK
Unfortunately, due to illness, several dates have had to be rescheduled. The remaining / new dates are as follows:
Wed, 2nd March Whitley Bay Playhouse
Thur, 3rd March Morecambe The Platform
Fri, 4th March Southport The Atkinson Theatre
Sat, 5th March Buxton Arts Centre
Sun, 6th March Lincoln New Theatre Royal
Tues, 8th March Worthing The Connaught Theatre
Wed, 9th March Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion
Thurs 10th March East Grinstead Chequer Mead Theatre
Sat 12th March London Union Chapel
Full details and ticket links here
"There´s always something new to admire, even in the most familiar of their songs." At The Barrier, 2021
"Fairport is an institution, a festival, purveyors of memories, and keepers of the folk flame. But most of all they are brilliant live band." Folk & Tumble
Fairport Convention have won a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted their ground-breaking album Liege & Lief ´The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time´. Their story has been celebrated with television documentaries on BBC Four and Sky Arts.
"Stuffing their set with a surprising amount of new material for a vintage act, Fairport are still clearly having fun and brought the house down." The Guardian
The band features founding member Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar, Ric Sanders on violin, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin and vocals, and Gerry Conway on percussion.
Joining the band on the tour will be special guest singer/songwriter Luke Jackson - a wonderful performer gaining much recognition for his recorded work, as well as his live performances touring the UK, Europe, and America.
Drawing on his personal experiences, family life, and a number of poignant stories, Jackson´s album ´Journals´ won Fatea´s Album of the Year Award in 2020.
"Jackson is one of the most dynamic and exciting live performers of his generation." Folk Radio
The Fairport Convention Spring Tour starts on 28th April and includes many dates around the UK.
