London Folk Magazine and News
Fairport Wintour 2022
It´s now less than 2 weeks to go until iconic UK Folk Rockers Fairport Convention celebrate their monumental 55 year anniversary with their first Winter Tour in 2 years, taking in 30 dates throughout the UK.
Having entertained music lovers for over half a century, 2022 sees Fairport Convention celebrate the 55th anniversary of the band´s original formation back in 1967. During that time, the group that launched British folk-rock has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same - Fairport´s passion for performance.
The band´s original members met in 1966, rehearsing on the floor above Simon Nicol´s father´s medical practice in a house named ´Fairport´ in Muswell Hill, London. The building´s name would lend itself to the band´s moniker upon their 1967 formation.
This year´s Winter Tour kicks-off on 29th January and will present a mix of long-established Fairport favourites and some surprises from releases old and new, including their latest album, Shuffle & Go, which was released just before ´lockdown´ in 2020.
Fresh off of the back of their hugely successful Autumn live dates, the upcoming tour will see the band play iconic venues such as London´s Union Chapel, Manchester´s Royal Northern College of Music and the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds.
"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.
Sat, 29th Jan Dublin Tradfest
Wed, 2nd Feb Tewkesbury The Roses Theatre
Thur, 3rd Feb Exeter The Corn Exchange
Fri, 4th Feb Swansea Taliesin Theatre
Sat, 5th Feb Bath The Forum
Sun, 6th Feb Winchester Theatre Royal
Tue, 8th Feb Solihull The Core
Wed, 9th Feb Lincoln New Theatre Royal
Thur, 10th Feb Stockton-on-Tees ARC
Fri, 11th Feb Leeds City Varieties Music Hall
Sat, 12th Feb Bridlington Spa Centre Theatre
Sun, 13th Feb Manchester RNCM Theatre
Tue, 15th Feb Canterbury Colyer-Fergusson Hall
Wed, 16th Feb Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion
Thur, 17th Feb Worthing The Connaught Theatre
Fri, 18th Feb London Union Chapel
Sat, 19th Feb 2022 East Grinstead Chequer Mead Theatre
Sun, 20th Feb Loughborough Town Hall
Tue, 22nd Feb Milton Keynes The Stables
Wed, 23rd Feb Peterborough Key Theatre
Thur, 24th Feb St Albans St Albans Arena
Fri, 25th Feb Wimborne The Tivoli Theatre
Sat, 26th Feb Farnham The Maltings
Sun, 27th Feb Bury St Edmunds The Apex
Tue, 1st March Walsall Walsall Arena
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
