Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's

Subject: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: Gamelon
Date: 18 Feb 04 - 01:24 PM

For the last 5 years I've been racking my brains about an album a friend of mine had almost 30 yrs ago. I've convinced myself that it was "Fairport Convention Live in Amsterdam". I've tried various searches over the years to no avail Fairports site has nothing. One particular track which keeps going round in my head was I believe entitled "The Boatman", I wonder if anyone might put me out of my misery. Any offers?????
Gamelon.

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: John J
Date: 18 Feb 04 - 02:03 PM

I remember a folk club in Amsterdam called 'Folk Fairport' in the mid 70s, I don't know if they ever played there.

John

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Feb 04 - 02:16 PM

Tulips from Amsterdam

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: RolyH
Date: 18 Feb 04 - 03:09 PM

I've got a rough recording of a concert in Vienna in 1971 but can't find anything from Holland at this time.

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: Gamelon
Date: 19 Feb 04 - 07:29 PM

I think I'll get the old ouija board out and try to get in touch with the friend who had the record seems to be the way to go . Thanks to those who tried to help.
Gamelon

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Oct 16 - 04:07 PM

There was a 'Live at the Troubadour'from Fairprt ,never heard off a live in Amsterdam LP.

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: Severn
Date: 30 Oct 16 - 02:38 PM

Just this year, a label called Real Gone Music released the CD "Fairport Convention Live In Finland 1971", featuring the "Angel Delight" lineup at the Roisrock Festival in Turku, Finland on August 22 1971, which might do until you find what you're looking for.

The set list"


Bridge Over The River Ash

The Journeyman's Grace

Mason's Apron

Sir Patrick Spens

Matty Groves (Simon on lead vocal)

Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament

Sir William Gower

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: RolyH
Date: 31 Oct 16 - 06:03 AM

Just found a recording I didn't know I had from 1975 recorded at Turfschip-Breda Holland.

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: GUEST,Linda Eterman
Date: 03 Feb 21 - 01:09 AM

The Boatman was a song by Colin Scot, a frequent performer at the Folk Fairport in Amsterdam.

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: Tony Rees
Date: 03 Feb 21 - 03:34 AM

No Live album I am sure, however you may find an audience recording or bootleg issue here (all sets available for download):

http://forum.pinkrobert.net/viewforum.php?f=12&sid=487d12d0b1aac9bf3057c0408273bbb2

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: GUEST,Lin
Date: 03 Feb 21 - 08:15 PM

Hello Tony Rees,

I clicked on the link that you posted today and saw all the Fairport Convention sets.

How do you download any of them? I tried clicking on some of different ones on the list, but nothing happened.
Can you please let me know how you can download whatever ones you are intetested in hearing?
Thank you.

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: Tony Rees
Date: 04 Feb 21 - 02:17 AM

Hi Lin,

You can get the sets if you know what to do, although the process I used is a bit fiddly...

Here is an example: Click on "SANDY DENNY - Mile End Sundown 1972" - takes you to the description page for that set which is http://forum.pinkrobert.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=427&sid=cf324cfe457b12913f426e33821461f9 . Then down the bottom, you will see several links, in this case:
https://mega.co.nz/#!LJlGnSSQ!GARwQSlsUew6obVR6DSqChQw2U8qhKvGDUKhEq9EyC0
https://mega.co.nz/#!nBVz0JxB!Szb3cWSprD6C9baCAsOSpRJJmz1Yzq4br6g1EzPgYEQ
https://mega.co.nz/#!iF0z1RQD!DxXNWSf9jJCxDW08VfFrkhnZOgIUlM4x0B_cKWIWh7g

I posted the first of these into a new browser window and it takes you to a page labelled "SDMile.part1 .rar
97.7 MB" with a "download" link. Click on that link and the file will download to your machine; it will be as "SDForTheLastTime.part1.rar". Repeat for the remaining links, making sure they end up in the same folder i.e. together.

Now you need some (free) software which will extract .rar files, which is a compressed file format. I found some on the web (cannot remember offhand but it was not hard to find). If you extract part 1, I think the extraction will proceed through remaining parts 2-4 as well so long as they are in the same directory.

Now you will have a set of extracted files - in this example 15 different .flac files, one per track, plus a .jpg file (the cover) and a .txt file (the associated text). flac files are a high quality uncompressed format which some music players will play automatically, or can be transformed to wav files (or even mp3) using other software like "Audacity" (also free). This is what I have and (although a bit tedious) I end up with 15 .wav files that I can put into their own directory either for playing on the P, or burning to a CD to put on the shelf.

Apologies if this is long winded but it is very nice of Pink Robert to make his music holdings available like this in high quality.

If this all sounds too much, try Sugarmegs where a lot of the same content is also available e.g. as mp3 files for direct download (compressed quality only): http://tela.sugarmegs.org/alpha/f.html for Fairport and Fotheringay, http://tela.sugarmegs.org/alpha/s.html for Sandy Denny.

Hope this helps...

Regards - Tony

Subject: RE: Fairport in Amsterdam in the 70's
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Jan 24 - 10:53 AM

Here's my brother Tony Dixon, Folk Fairport 1983
Tony Dixon Folk Fairport 1983
he's been missing since the late 1980's early nineties, I don't know if anybody has come across him. Malcolm Dixon