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February 21st- at SOUTH PARADE PIER, SOUTHSEA
FAIRPORT CONVENTION supported by MUNDY TURNER!!!!!! What more can be said
about the greatest folk rock band in the world?
February 22nd - at SOUTH PARADE PIER, SOUTHSEA -
FEAST OF FIDDLES! Some of the best fiddle players in the country playing with
a folk rock based backing band, they only get together once a year in the
early spring because of other band commitments, and they'll be at South Parade
Pier, Southsea , on 22nd February!! Just LOOK at the lineup!!!!!!!
This year the fiddle players include....
PHIL BEER (Show Of Hands & The Phil Beer Band).
PETER KNIGHT (Steeleye Span)
BRIAN MCNEILL (Battlefield Band/Clan Alba - also head of Scottish Music at
the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dance in Glasgow) .
JOE BROUGHTON (Albion Band)
GARRY BLAKELEY (Band Of Two/The Tabs).
IAN CUTLER (Bully Wee/The Hot Rats and has guested with Fairport Convention
- also responsible for the music on the cult film "The Wicker Man")
TOM LEARY (Little Johnny England, and has guested with Fairport Convention)
2004's FEAST OF FIDDLES will also feature two of Brian McNeill's students
from The Royal College of Scottish Music and Dance.
This year the rest of the band consist of ....
DAVE MATTACKS: drums (Fairport Convention/Steeleye Span/Paul McCartney/Chris
Rea/Mary Chapin Carpenter).
MARTIN VINCENT: lead guitar (Albion Band/ Whittakers Patent Remedy).
HUGH CRABTREE: melodeon and vocals (Whittakers Patent Remedy)
DAVE HARDING: bass.
Tickets are sure to go fast- they're available for both concerts from The
Wedgewood Rooms Box Office, Albert Rd., Southsea (023) 9286 3911 (credit card
bookings accepted) or Reflex Records, Albert Rd., Southsea.
FAIRPORT CONVENTION: £14 advance
FEAST OF FIDDLES: £12 advance.
Or you can send a cheque payable to Barking Spider Music (with an s.a.e.
please!) to.......
Barking Spider Promotions,
41, Festing Grove,
Southsea,
PO4 9QB
SPECIAL OFFER- SAVE £5!!!!!
Make a weekend of it! Buy a ticket for FEAST of FIDDLES for Sunday 22nd Feb
AND a ticket for FAIRPORT CONVENTION for Saturday 21st February for £25 the
pair.
This will entitle you to FREE entry to an afternoon of great music between 1
pm and 5 p.m. on Sunday 22nd February at South Parade Pier before "Feast of
Fiddles" - afternoon tickets will be £4 on the door. Full line up to be
confirmed, but this promises to be a great afternoon too!
PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES IF YOU'VE RECEIVED THIS E MAIL MORE THAN ONCE- MY
COMPUTER'S PLAYING UP!!!!!!!
Thanks!
J.R
The Barking Spider