Get Ready to ROCK! » Simon Nicol https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:41:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – The Junction, Cambridge, 31 October 2023 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/gig-review-fairport-convention-the-junction-cambridge-tuesday-31-october-2023/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/gig-review-fairport-convention-the-junction-cambridge-tuesday-31-october-2023/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:30:23 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=92061 FCThey started off as a band in 1967 but now, more than ever, Fairport Convention are a family, the sense of community between not just the musicians themselves but the fans too something that’s vital and heart-warming. Eternally set squarely … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/gig-review-fairport-convention-the-junction-cambridge-tuesday-31-october-2023/feed/ 0 Book review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION On Track – Every Song, Every Album by Kevan Furbank https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/book-review-fairport-convention-on-track-kevan-furbank/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/book-review-fairport-convention-on-track-kevan-furbank/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:40:21 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=65723 Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 26.03.20] The ‘On Track’ series by publishers Sonic Bond provides an album by album, track by track overview of a number of artists. The latest in the series to get this treatment are British folk-rock legends … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/book-review-fairport-convention-on-track-kevan-furbank/feed/ 1 Gig review: CROPREDY, Oxfordshire, 10-12 August 2017 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-cropredy-2017/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-cropredy-2017/#comments Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:04:59 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=47998 Fairport Convention - Cropredy, 13-15 August 2015Fairport Convention’s festival at Cropredy has been an annual fixture for almost four decades now but the big celebration this year was marking the fiftieth anniversary of the band’s formation. In the eight years since I have been going it … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-cropredy-2017/feed/ 0 Gig review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Union Chapel, London, 27 May 2017 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/05/gig-review-fairport-convention-union-chapel-lomdo/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/05/gig-review-fairport-convention-union-chapel-lomdo/#comments Sun, 28 May 2017 17:47:52 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=45643 Fairport Convention - Cropredy, 13-15 August 2015Folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention have never been a band to shy away from celebrating their own legacy. When they decided to split in 1979 they held a big outdoor farewell gig in Cropredy, Oxfordshire that proved so successful they decided … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/05/gig-review-fairport-convention-union-chapel-lomdo/feed/ 0 Album review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Moat On The Ledge https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/03/album-review-fairport-convention-moat-on-the-ledge/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/03/album-review-fairport-convention-moat-on-the-ledge/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:50:32 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=17830 Fairport Convention - Moat On The LedgeEagle Rock [Released 24.03.14] Another good value 3-in-1 CD box set from Eagle Records that gathers together two live albums from Fairport Convention (who have had a lot of live albums released through the years!) and the band’s ‘XXXV’ studio … Continue reading →

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