Fairport Convention : When First Into This Country (1976)

NB: better quality version of this video now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ2Fp2hne3g !

A real rarity, so please forgive the low and variable sound quality!

This line-up of Fairport only lasted 6 months and performed a small number of gigs. They recorded the one LP "Gottle O'Geer", on which half the band didn't play - but they're all playing here! Dave Swarbrick (vcls, vln, autoharp) / Dave Pegg (bs, mandolin) / Dan Ar Bras (gtr) / Roger Burridge (vln, mandolin) / Bob Brady (piano) / Bruce Rowland (drums).

Recorded for Rockpalast (German TV) March 23 1976, see http://www.rockpalastarchiv.info/concert/fairportconvention.html for more details.

The band was usually just called "Fairport" at this time but have the full name in the titles and on stage.

I have a couple more from the show to appear soon, but not the whole set.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Fairport
• Convention
• folk
• rock
• 1976
• Gottle
• Geer
• Dave
• Swarbrick
• Pegg
• Dan
• Ar
• Bras
• Bruce
• Rowland
• Rockpalast
• When
• First
• Into
• This
• Country

[openfold]

You're not kidding...had no idea this line-up had been filmed. You haven't any Trevor Lucas clips you've been hiding from us, by any chance???

[nearlyoutofideas]

I don't think I have any TL clips lurking, except for a few songs from Cropredy '82 from that official video. Who knows what else I may find generally, though... :)

[Lesorubishe]

I like that expression of satisfaction by what they are doing on their faces!

[MarthaT108]

@meburridge12 That's so cool! He's playing the mandolin.

[meburridge12]

Roger Burridge. He showed it to me & I freaked outtttttttt.

[MarthaT108]

Wow! Which one's your dad??

[meburridge12]

Haha, my dad's in this video. That's awesome.

[psychobollox]

bloody gem of a film-clip!

seems weird seeing swarb on an autoharp!

[LaMax61auc]

great present. Yes! This is s great present.

Pure nostalgia.

Thank You so much

LAMAX61°

[Wolfsonian]

Good Lord! This really is a rarity: I never imagined I'd see it, so many, many thanks!

[gone46]

OMG!

Thank you!

This is amazing.

Peggy must be regretting make jokes about Dan's hair loss!