Brand new book containing over 250 photographs of colourful festival-goers and performers, including Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Albion Band, Dave Swarbrick, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Maddy Prior, Robert Plant, Jethro Tull and many more.If you've ever been to Fairport's 'Cropredy Festival' you'll find this book is a fabulous souvenir, and if you enjoy music festivals anyway you'll enjoy the great atmosphere in this armchair recreation! Cropredy festival is really special, and Glastonbury, Sidmouth, Cambridge & other festival lovers will also enjoy this book!!
Foreword by Fairport Convention founder Simon Nicol
Entertaining insight by fashion writer Catherine Hayward
The photographer has attended this annual festival for the past decade and the result is this collection of images described as "illustrating a glorious British audience dressed up to the nines for a weekend in a field". As well as festival-goers, there are photographs of a broad selection of performers including Fairport Convention and many others. Festival fashion style themes include T-shirts, tattoos, hair styles, hats & beards. The book appeals to festival goers, music lovers, people interested in fashion, photographs, alternative culture & social history.
Published: 2005; over 250 colour photos printed on high quality art paper; 112 pages; A4 size (approx 297x210mm).
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Please see excellent reviews so far in the following magazines: Record Collector (June 2005), Mojo (July 2005), Word (July 2005) and Esquire (July 2005).
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