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Watch our Cropredy video
Iconic, Fairport Convention and television director Mike Rowbottom have collaborated to producea mini-documentary about Fairport's Cropredy Convention music festival. Using footage professionally shot for the band's Fairport @ Forty DVD, we've assembled a nine-minute video which captures the unique atmosphere of this annual three-day event.
You can also watch the video on the Banbury Guardian video player.
Click on this link to watch the video on YouTube.
To find out more about the full-length DVD and the festival, visit Fairport's website.
Story published 24 Apr 2008
Sandy tribute on BBC radio
Sandy Denny
On 21 April 2008, it will be thirty years since the death of legendary Fairport Convention vocalist Sandy Denny.
Broadcaster Bob Harris will present a special programme on BBC Radio 2 titled 'The Sandy Denny Story'. The programme was made by WBBC, Bob's own independent production company which specialises in music documentaries.
The transmission date for the tribute to Sandy is Tuesday 22 April at 10.30pm - if you miss the show that evening, it will be available for a week with the BBC's 'Listen again' feature.
Iconic assisted WBBC by arranging interviews for the show.
Story published 19 Apr 2008
Cropredy online ticket competitions
You could win a weekend at Cropredy 2008! As part of Iconic's PR campaign for Fairport's Cropredy Convention, we have organised competitions with various newspapers and other media outlets.
Three of these competitions can be entered online and all three offer the lucky winner a pair of three-day adult tickets with free camping thrown in. All you have to do is click on the links below, register with the websites, and follow the simple instructions. Remember, if you aint in it, you can't win it!
Story published 18 Apr 2008
Acoustic Fairport UK Spring Tour
We've been working with Fairport Convention recently helping organising the band's May semi-acoustic tour.
For the first time ever, Fairport Acoustic Convention will feature five members: Simon, Peggy, Ric, Chris and Gerry. This 5-piece line-up will present an acoustic stroll through the repertoire and provide a opportunity to rework some of the band's popular standards and bring in new arrangements of less well-known material.
Despite featuring the same line-up as Fairport's full electric band, this tour will bring a very different take to the music.
1 May Shrewsbury, Buttermarket 01743 241455
2 May York, Fibbers 0870 907 0999
3 May Penrith, Rheged Centre 01768 860014
4 May South Shields, Customs House 0191 464 1234
6 May Chesham, Elgiva Theatre 01494 582900
8 May Leek, The Swan 01538 385260
9 May, Birkenhead, Pacific Road 0151 647 0752
10 May Stirling Folk Club 01259 218521
11 May Mold, Theatre Clwyd 0845 330 3565
13 May Stratford-upon-Avon, Cox's Yard 0870 060 0100
15 May Pocklington, Arts Centre 01759 301547
16 May Brigg Fiddle Festival website
17 May Totnes, Ariel Centre website
18 May South Petherton, David's Hall 01460 240340
19 May Nettlebed Village Club, Oxon 01628 636620
22 Blakeney, Harbour Room 01263 741666/741018
24 May Blackburn, King George's Hall 07971 243809
25 May Acoustic Festival, Staffs website
26 May Ely, Ely Folk Club 01353 740999
28 May Worcester, Huntingdon Hall 01905 611427
29 May Southampton, Talking Heads 02380 878446
31 May Chipping Norton, Little Theatre 01608 642350
There's more information about tours and Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2008 on the Fairport website
Story published 18 Apr 2008
Ralph McTell - Ralph McTell's The Journey box set
The Journey - Recordings 1965-2006 it is distributed by Proper Music Distribution and is available in major record shops.
Ralph McTell - Announcement: after-show signings
Sadly, it has now reached a point where something has to give and Ralph has been advised that he will have to curtail these after show sessions if he is to continue touring.
Diego Brown and the Good Fairy - Browns publish The Good Book
Tasty merch from the Good Fairy Outfit