> Fairport Convention > Records > Cropredy Capers

Cropredy Capers

Fairport Convention: Cropredy Capers (Free Reed FRQCD 25)

Cropredy Capers
Twenty-Five Years of Fairport Convention and Friends at Cropredy Festival
Fairport Convention

Free Reed FRQCD 25 (4 CD, UK, 2004)

Musicians

Fairport Convention

with guests
Robert Plant, Iain Matthews, Marc Ellington, Allan Taylor, Jerry Donahue, Dave Cousins, David Hughes, Richard Thompson, Rabbit Bundrick, Sheila Parker, Jualianne Regan, Bob Fox, Cathy Le Surf, Jacqui McShee, Steve Harley, Dave Swarbrick, Fergus Feeley, The Dylan Project, Trevor Lucas, Brian Maxine, Chris While, Ian Anderson, Loudon Wainwright III, Beryl Marriott, Vikki Clayton, Joe Brown, Maddy Prior

Tracks

CD 1: Farewell ‘Farewell’ (The Spirit of Cropredy Festival)

  1. Woodstock (Edit) [Joni Mitchell] (2.20)
  2. The Crowd [Anna Ryder] (5.02)
  3. Million Dollar Bash [Bob Dylan] (Compilation) (4.23)
  4. Mason’s Apron (3.13)
  5. Calling On [Allan Taylor] (2.54)
  6. Sir B McKenzie’s [trad. arr. Swarbrick] (5.18)
  7. One More Chance [Sandy Denny] (7.40)
  8. The Ballad of Ned Kelly [Trevor Lucas] (3.52)
  9. Breakfast in Mayfair [Simon Nicol] (3.07)
  10. Close to the Wind [Stuart Marson] (7.16)
  11. Red and Gold [Ralph McTell] (7.19)
  12. Bridge Over the River Cherwell, ‘Mozart’ Version (3.01)
  13. Tried So Hard [Gene Clark] (3.29)
  14. Bowman’s Retreat [Ric Sanders] (3.02)
  15. Ringing Down the Years [Dave Cousins] (8.22)
  16. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Sandy Denny] (6.24)
  17. The Bonus Track (3.03)

CD 2: Blow Again (Fairport and Guests - A “Covers” Album)

  1. The Hexhamshire Lass (Roud 3182) (2.40)
  2. Seventeen Come Sunday (Roud 277; Laws O17; G/D 4:791; Henry H152, H793), including Sheriff’s Ride (3.43)
  3. Sir Patrick Spens (Roud 41; Child 58; G/D 1:17) (3.39)
  4. Tam Lin (Roud 35; Child 39; G/D 2:330) (8.38)
  5. Polly on the Shore (Roud 811) (4.52)
  6. She Moves Through the Fair (Roud 861; Henry H141) (5.20)
  7. Claudy Banks (Roud 266; Laws N40; G/D 5:1036; Henry H5, H693) (5.35)
  8. Blackwaterside (Roud 312; Laws O1; Henry H811) (4.27)
  9. Eynsham Poacher (Roud 1268) (3.05)
  10. Ramblin’ Rover [Andy M. Stewart] (4.55)
  11. Day Trip to Bangor [Debbie Cook] (3.31)
  12. Swimming Song [Loudon Wainwright III] (3.08)
  13. Midnight Special (Roud 6364) (3.46)
  14. Deepest in Darkest Night (4.06)
  15. Ramble On (5.10)
  16. Come Up and See Me (4.22)
  17. Lay Down (4.42)
  18. Now Be Thankful [Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick] (3.48)

CD 3: The Winding Road (Fairport’s Roots and Branches)

  1. Rising for the Moon [Sandy Denny] (accapella) (1.11)
  2. It Suits Me Well [Sandy Denny] (5.52)
  3. Level Pegging [trad. arr. Dave Pegg] (2.44)
  4. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight [Richard Thompson] (3.33)
  5. All The Dance Numbers (4.23)
  6. Jenny Nettles (Roud 2581; G/D 8:1725) (2.50)
  7. Miss Stevenson’s / Turnabout (5.27)
  8. Rosemary’s Sister [Huw Williams] (5.22)
  9. Naked Highwayman, ‘Nadine’ Version [Steve Tilston] (5.15)
  10. Bonny Black Hare (Roud 1656; G/D 7:1427) (2.54)
  11. John Gaudie, A Young Whippersnapper Goes Electric [Chris Leslie] (4.36)
  12. After Halloween [Sandy Denny] (3.53)
  13. Fotheringay [Sandy Denny] (3.33)
  14. Percy’s Song [Bob Dylan] (7.17)
  15. Forever Young [Bob Dylan] (2.55)
  16. Highway 61 Revisited [Bob Dylan] (4.46)
  17. Six Days on the Road [Earl Greene, Carl Montgomery] (5.51)
  18. Rising for the Moon [Sandy Denny] (4.12)
  19. Where Is Colin? [David Hughes] (demo) (2.11)

CD 4: Bruised and Beaten Songs (A Cropredy Top 12)

  1. Rosie [Dave Swarbrick] (4.52)
  2. Crazy Man Michael [Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick] (4.47)
  3. John Barleycorn (Roud 164; G/D 3:559) (5.25)
  4. Sloth [Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick] (19.25)
  5. The Hiring Fair [Ralph McTell, Dave Mattacks] (6.53)
  6. Royal Seleccion No.13 - ‘Helium’ Version (4.22)
  7. Lark in the Morning (Roud 151) (5.54)
  8. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Sandy Denny] (5.46)
  9. Walk Awhile [Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick] (4.09)
  10. Dirty Linen [trad. arr. Swarbrick] (4.05)
  11. Meet on the Ledge [Richard Thompson] (5.34)
  12. Matty Groves (Roud 52; Child 81) (8.04)

Recorded at Cropredy Festival:
1980: 2-9 (intro)
1981: 1-9
1982: 1-8, 3-17
1983: 2-9
1984: 2-11, 3-4
1985: 4-9
1986: 1-1, 1-7, 1-16, 4-10
1988: 2-6
1989: 2-3, 2-16, 3-8, 3-15, 4-1, 4-4
1990: 1-11, 2-4, 3-12, 4-2, 4-5
1991: 2-7, 2-8, 3-6, 4-11
1992: 2-15, 3-3
1994: 1-12, 3-1, 3-13, 3-18
1995: 2-13, 3-5
1996: 1-5, 2-1, 3-2, 3-10
1997: 1-4, 2-5, 3-14
1998: 1-15, 2-2, 2-12, 2-17, 3-16, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8
1999: 1-10, 2-14, 3-9
2000: 1-6, 1-13, 1-14, 2-10
2001: 2-18, 4-3
2003: 1-2, 3-7, 3-11

3-19 recorded in 2004, it’s a song not from, but about Crpopredy.
4-11: from Banbury Mill rehearsal 1991