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Fairport Convention Spring Tour 2022

Tuesday 31st May 2022

Malthouse Theatre, Canterbury

Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start

Tickets

£28

£14 under 25s

Tickets subject to venue booking fee £1.25 each

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Covid guide-lines.
There is no longer any requirement to wear a mask in the venue.
We have had feedback that some concert attendees feel much happier if they know the person sitting next to them will also be wearing a mask so we have allocated the whole balcony area (single row) for mask wearers only. In addition the stage left side of the balcony -row BB - will have space for socially distanced seating for those that require a little extra reassurance.

Fairport Convention have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, with 2022 being their 55th anniversary! 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 Spring Tour will present a mix of long-established Fairport favourites and some surprises from albums old and new including their latest album, Shuffle & Go, which was released just before ‘lockdown’ in 2020.

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, and Gerry Conway on drums and percussion.

"Stuffing their set with a surprising amount of new material for a vintage act, Fairport are still clearly having fun and brought the house down."

The Guardian

"Fairport is an institution, a festival, purveyors of memories, and keepers of the folk flame. But most of all they are a brilliant live band."

Folk & Tumble

www.fairportconvention.com

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