Fairport Convention - Matty Groves - Live 1974

[caley956]

This was recorded on open-reel video by somebody from Brum Uni or similar. The kit was ahem, state of the art at the time. The big problem here is the lighting - there ain't enough of it for the camera tube!

Saw this lineup a couple of times, once at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, which was fantastic. The year before, saw Sandy solo twice in a fortnight at small gigs in London. The Howff gig has gone down as Sandy's best gig ever, I agree, I was at the table nearest to the stage!

[phil31047]

Remember this so well used to sneak in round the back and sit behind the stage by the Organ ,oh such great times .Wish I could go back .

[jt20042]

@phil31047 Wow Phil, I love hearing from people who saw Sandy live! I would give anything to have seen her just once. You were very lucky! What do you remember most about Sandy? She was the best!!!!!!!!

[Gooseberry51]

Pity that there is not much more. Aparantly more camara's were used, so it seems more then an amateur movie... taken from tv?

[amccann7]

Great to see this ! thanks for posting jt; where did you get the footage?

Amy

[jt20042]

Hi Amy! I can't remember where I originally found it, but the footage is from Birmingham 1974. That whole Fairport concert was filmed by an amateur. A full performance from that concert of Sandy singing "Solo" at piano is on the 1987 Fairport documentary "It All Comes Round Again". I have the entire Birmingham bootleg concert on DVD but it's in horrible quality. Really unwatchable;-( Supposedly Dave Pegg own the master tape and I wish he'd release it so we could see it!!

[gildasderhuys]

When Dave Pegg was asked about this he said he didn't own the master, only a copy. The original seems to have disappeared. Sad, 'cos footage of Sandy is rare as hen's teeth.

[jt20042]

Aww, I was hoping Peggy owned it! ;-( The DVD copy I have is not watchable. Even a slight quality upgrade would thrill me to death. Sandy footage is so rare that when I do see it it's magical to me. I cherish it. Guess it was meant to be that way:-) Still, I always hope that lost video will be found someday. I would die to see interview footage of Sandy too. There has got to be some show that recorded her back in the 70's!!!