The girl at 1:50 in this video is stunningly beautiful! Whoever shot this was a great docementarian. I wish, wish, wish that more video of FP from this time existed. As a bluegrass player here in the states, I can feel the connection to this music. English/Scot/Irish settlers brought this stuff straight over to Appalachians. Many of these tunes have descendants in mountain and bluegrass music.
After Sandy Denny left, people reckoned that no-one in the band would be able to sing.
I think that Swarbrick, and the others, proved them to be very wrong!
I was there when they filmed this - my parents took me there. I believe it was Moat Park. I was 10 years old and had no idea who Fairport were but I loved their set and became a fan at a very young age.
What's there not to love about the "whiskey vocals" and Swarb pulling on a cigarette between verses? IMHO this FC roster was occasionally equaled but never, ever bettered!
sandy should never have left the band. there was so much more they could have given us going by what they did on 'Liege and Leaf'
halvaman3 1 year ago
is it just me or does richard thomson look stoned?
xraycortina 1 year ago
The girl at 1:50 in this video is stunningly beautiful! Whoever shot this was a great docementarian. I wish, wish, wish that more video of FP from this time existed. As a bluegrass player here in the states, I can feel the connection to this music. English/Scot/Irish settlers brought this stuff straight over to Appalachians. Many of these tunes have descendants in mountain and bluegrass music.
banjoist123 1 year ago
After Sandy Denny left, people reckoned that no-one in the band would be able to sing.
I think that Swarbrick, and the others, proved them to be very wrong!
I was there when they filmed this - my parents took me there. I believe it was Moat Park. I was 10 years old and had no idea who Fairport were but I loved their set and became a fan at a very young age.
Happy days!
gte2000 1 year ago 3
@gte2000 It was Oakwood Park behind St Simon Stock school. I was there too!
smorodina 1 year ago
What's there not to love about the "whiskey vocals" and Swarb pulling on a cigarette between verses? IMHO this FC roster was occasionally equaled but never, ever bettered!
ngiyaxolisa 2 years ago
very good ;- loved these guys especially their earlier stuff.
albascot52 2 years ago
Humbledog1984 is so right. Ah, God, to be young then. I would that it could have lasted forever.
laoban1954 2 years ago
Celtic/Anglian Song of Thankfullness when faced by Autumn's onset
we thank the cold stone and that beneath us.
milkgodnl 2 years ago
Perfect! Fairport doing their thing, lovely summer's day and one of the most gorgeously yearning songs ever! Anyone know who the lass is at 1.51?
digitaldilema 2 years ago
Can anyone make out what Thompson says before the first copter takes off?
theschumanity 3 years ago
This is what they play requests for on 'Two Way Family Favourites', I hope you're ashamed!
'Two Way Family Favourites' was a record request show that played records requested by the families of British forces stationed abroad.
smorodina 3 years ago
Unbelievable. Brought to tears by a song I've never heard that is 38 years old.
elbo33 3 years ago 7
@elbo33 You're not alone.
xraycortina 1 year ago
@elbo33 me too
xraycortina 1 year ago
@elbo33 Beautiful, isn't it?
diskochimp 1 year ago
To be young then was very heaven.
humbledog1984 3 years ago
Oh, you are so right! "Very heaven."
laoban1954 2 years ago
wonderful song !
plasticcanon 3 years ago
What's the line-up here? Swarbs, Thompson, Nicol, Mattacks... who else?
hellsec 3 years ago
Dave Pegg on bass
smorodina 3 years ago 2
awesome banter...may longhaired zanies sharing gorgeous songs outmanuever the icky neanderthals who seem to need to murder from vehicles in the air
lsdmadman 4 years ago
Thanks, I liked the banter & talk. And the spirit of this freer (faster?) take on the song than the recording.
davidlenander 4 years ago