Brighten up a nothingy sort of day with this rather fine feature on Fairport in a one off lineup (I think they were technically broken up at the time) with Linda Thompson on vocals, though this is well after Richard left so you get some solo stuff (including live brass band on “I want to see the bright lights tonight”). Other highlights include a mandolin trio with Swarb, Peggy and RT picking up a storm and a rather fine bass solo from Peggy in the last number. Nice to see Mike Harding presenting too.
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All sounding so good and then you said …bass solo!!
It’s only short and it is very clever!
Nothing against bass solos if they’re good ones and not done too often.
I remember finding this a year or so ago, an astonishing show given, yes, they technically had ceased to exist and RT had left years ahead. Uncertain if this predated or led to the RT band formation, it being all of them, bar Swarbrick. Tempting to think it might have been.
Twang had a go, it was a good effort, but must do better…
Pegg rocking the Cap Of Bald.
Right. Next time I see someone here weigh in with the old “Grateful Dead can’t sing” whine, I’m going to link back to this video. Dick sings about as well as he dresses. What a disgrace.
Swarb at 27:00 – if someone approached you in a railway station looking like that you’d be straight onto British Transport Police.
Mike Harding eh? They could at least have all jammed on “When The Martians Land in Huddersfield”