"As a band, we always look to the future," says Simon Nicol who co-founded Fairport Convention in 1967. Hailed as the originators of British folk-rock music, the band is still as vibrant and inventive as ever. Edwina has worked with Jools Holland, Nanci Griffith and Roger McGuinn among others.įormed in 1967's 'summer of love', Fairport Convention has been delighting audiences for over four decades. The concerts will open with a short opening solo set from talented singer/songwriter Edwina Hayes. There will also be some brand new and previously unperformed songs destined for Fairport's next studio album. For 2014, Fairport's concerts will feature a mix of material from their most recent album as well as classics from the band's earlier repertoire. The band frequently introduces new material as well as drawing on its vast back catalogue so every year's Winter Tour features a unique programme of music. Hailed as the originators of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention remains one of the most entertaining bands on the live music scene and their annual Winter Tour has become a much-loved cultural institution. The final concert of the tour will be at The Union Chapel in London on 9 March. The thirty-date tour will start at The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury on Friday 31 January and visit theatres in England, Wales and Scotland. The road always ends wherever you’re at right now.Legendary folk band Fairport Convention announced the dates and venues of their Winter Tour today 14 October. This story leads in a million directions. Upon reading this, true fans will immediately think of their own favorite covers that didn’t make the list. Even weird, tossed-off or straight-up bad Dylan songs can make for great covers. And because there are so many kinds of Dylan songs, there’s a vast array of different kinds of Dylan covers: R&B singers love relaxing into the contours of “Lay Lady Lay” country singers like his rootsy stuff indie-rockers key into his sad side heroic rock singers love scaling the peaks of open-ended classics - like “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” or “Like a Rolling Stone” - finding their own way to make new meanings amidst the intersecting, and often contradictory, emotions and ideas that can roil around within one Dylan song. Our picks include everyone from Hendrix, Baez, and the Byrds to Cher, Adele, and the Roots.ĭylan at 80 | Interviews, Reviews, Photos, Archivesĭylan loved the ides of other people doing his songs, and it’s amazing how many songs here were recorded many times by other artists before the man himself ever released his own versions often, they lived whole other lives, evolving and changing over the years, with his idea of the song as only a blueprint. As the greatest songwriter of all time, Dylan has inspired thousands of covers of his songs by artists from every corner of music. The list has songs recorded by his folk peers nearly 60 years ago, and others from as recently as last year. For Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday we’ve compiled our list of the 80 greatest covers of his songs - a collective gift back to him to say thank you for everything he’s given us.
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