plus support (TBC)
Fairport Convention have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, having formed in 1967. During that time the band that launched British folk-rock has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same – Fairport’s passion for performance.
This year’s Winter Tour will present a mix of long-established Fairport favourites and some surprises from albums old and new.
Fairport Convention have won a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted their ground-breaking album Liege & Lief ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time’. Their story has been celebrated with television documentaries on BBC Four and Sky Arts.
The band features founding member Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar, Ric Sanders on violin, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin and vocals. Fairport will be joined on stage by former member Dave Mattacks on Drums.
Reviews
"Fairport are still clearly having fun and brought the house down..."
— The Guardian
"...most of all, they are a brillinat live band..."
— Folk & Tumble
Latest News
FULL LINE-UP OF ACTIVITIES REVEALED FOR FREE SENSASIAN FAMILY FUN DAY AT NEW VIC
An afternoon of free family arts activities including dance, music, a Bollywood film and henna tattooing will take place at the New…
Read Article >
MY THOUSAND YEAR OLD LAND RE-STAGED TO RECOGNISE THE UNITED NATIONS’ INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REFLECTION AND COMMEMORATION
This July, New Vic Borderlines’ powerful documentary play My Thousand Year Old Land (a song for BiH) will be re-staged to coincide…
Read Article >
NEW VIC YOUTH THEATRE SHOWCASE SKILLS AND SENSATIONAL STORYTELLING ON STAGE
This week, members of the New Vic Youth Theatre groups came together to celebrate the skills that they have explored and developed…
Read Article >