We recently attended Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, the UK’s friendliest music festival, with a hint of Folk. We had 33 hours of music spread over 3 days.Highlights for us were The Muffin Men (see Jake here, half way between the end of the flute and the sound tower – look for his blond head, and here, near the coach window), The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, and of course, Fairport Convention.
We camped in a field behind the stage, and had a great time. The weather was very kind on the Thursday and Friday, but the heavens really opened on Saturday – at least skin is waterproof. Fairport ended the festival with a cracking 3½ hour set, culminating in the usual “Matty Groves” medley followed by a group sing-a-long to “Meet on the Ledge”.
