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LARGE following, but a small band hits Southport!
Woodworm Records & Canny Concert Productions proudly present Fairport Convention Plus support
from Vikki Clayton at the Southport Arts Center on Wednesday 6 February 7.30pm
Fairpoint, one of British folk music’s most successful bands ever (even if the singles chart has never had them in the top
10), are coming to the Arts Centre next month, Within the British Folk Rock community,
this is a band that has been going for 33 years and is now one of the most revered in this style. As the Times Newspaper said
“A national treasure!” How many bands get that recognition?
It was formed back in 1967, after taking the name from the founder member’s house called
“Fairport” which is located in Muswell Hill, London. The band has gone from strength to strength. Simon Nicole’s band
back in the time when music could be experimented with and they
attracted revered folk fiddler, David Swarbrick and bass player Ashley Hutchings who went on to become a founder of Steeleye Span!
The band has played and recorded with Jethro Tull, Richard Thompson, Soft Machine, Cat Stevens, The Albion Band, Robert Plant, Roy Woods, Whippersnapper, Beth Neilsen Carpenter, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Beverly Carven, Art Garfunkel, JOOLS HOLLAND and CHRIS REA, to name just a few! Fairpoint also became one of the first
Western Bands to tour behind the Iron Curtain in 1971. By 2000, the band had played in the USA,
Canada Tokyo, Australia, Bermuda, Holland, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Denmark and Norway and now attracts audiences in excess of 20,000 to their festival held in August in the Cotswold Village of Cropredy in Oxfordshire. Therefore, Southport Reporter wanted to know why chose
Southport? The band said
“We have been playing there for at least 10 years now, and we
choose to play at Southport Arts Centre because it is such a great venue!”
This, coming from a band as good as Fairport, is a massive
eulogy to the town! Whether this is your very first Fairport concert or whether the band’s music formed the backdrop to your youth, you are promised a wonderful evening’s entertainment! This band is one of the first high billing acts to come to the town this year.
The current line-up is Simon Nicol (acoustic and electric guitars), Dave Pegg (bass and mandolin), Gerry Conway (percussion), Ric Sanders (fiddle) and Chris Leslie (fiddle, bouzouki and mandolin).
Tickets: £15.00 BUT BE WARNED Book now as tickets are selling fast!!! Box office (01704) 540011.
Article
By Patrick Trollope.
Other events at the Arts
center are:-
Southport Music Festival.
Mid-Day Recital – recitals given by young people. Saturday 2 February 1.15pm £3.50.
Parker’s Alibi. ‘The new Icons of the British Blues
Scene’. Described as the New Icons of the British Blues Science Parker’s Alibi are now widely regarded as the hottest property on the R ‘n’ B circuit. Fronted by twenty-three year old guitarist and vocalist – Ian Parker, this exciting band’s ever-expanding itinerary now includes most of the major Blues Festivals as well as the internationally renowned Ronnie Scott’s. The band has shared the stage with legends such as Peter Green, Walter Trout, Paul Jones and John Mayall. In June 1999, they performed at the first hasting Blues Festival where USA blues veteran Sherman Robertson headed the bill. October ’99 saw the band warmly received by sell-out audience at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire where they opened for rock guitar hero Jeff Beck. November 2000 saw the band on the same bill as Walter Trout. Parker’s Alibi plays a blend of traditional and modern blues, which is complemented by a soulful streak. Saturday 2 February 8pm £7.50.
Vienna Festival Ballet presents The
Nutcracker. An enchanting Christmas story telling the tale of how Clara is given a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas present by Dr Drosselmeyer. During the Christmas party, Clara and her brother fritz fight over the nutcracker doll. That night Clara looks for her doll and falls asleep. Giant mice awake her. The nutcracker is transformed into a princely soldier who tries to save her but is wounded by the mouse King whom Clara then kills with her shoe. The Prince and Clara are then greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy who takes them on a wonderful trip to the Kingdom of Sweets. Sunday 3 February 7.30pm £17.50 £14.50 (£2 off concessions).
The Golden Bowl
(12) r/t 129 mins. This film is a luscious adaptation of a Henry James novel will delight fans of Merchant Ivory. Monday 4 & Tuesday 5 February 7.45pm £3.50.
Birkdale School for Hearing Impaired Children
February Fever Tuesday 5 February 7pm £5.00 (adults) £3.00 (children).
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