Peggy and Ellen send festive greetings to Fairport fans all over the world, in their own, inimitable way. We hope that Santa bring your heart's desire on Christmas day and that 2023 is a fantastic year for all of us. Hope to see you on the Wintour ne...
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Peggy writes: "We played in Falmouth last night. A fantastic gig and had the great pleasure of staying at Cusgarne Manor. Fiona Sheriff, a long time friend and Fairport fan runs this beautifully restored House and country estate . We had a supe...
Fairport Convention bassist Dave “Peggy” Pegg will host a special concert at Dudley Town hall to celebrate his 75th birthday. Along with Fairport Convention he will be joined by Ralph McTell, Anna Ryder, Anthony John Clarke, Paul Mi...
Peggy writes: "Jim Bennion (son of Ben, the guitarist in Freeway Jam) has put this amazing Tribute to Frank Zappa up on YouTube. It's superb stuff from Jim and I hope any viewers can share. Some absolute monster playing from Jim." Ji...
I am delighted to be able to tell you that the new book about Fairport Convention:Gonna See All My Friends - A People's History of Fairport Conventionwill be published by Spenwood Books on 18 November 2022. Running to 384 pages and with full colour p...
Legendary Fairporters Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks join old mate ‘young’ Paully Mitchell for an unrehearsed blues and rock n roll session that will be an awful lot of fun for them and the lucky audience!! The last time the 3 shared a stage was ba...
The At The Barrier website is carrying a lovely interview with our very own Chris Leslie, who looks back on joining the band and picks out some of his favourite mements from Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Chris writes: In 2013 Nik Kershaw ...
After three long years we are preparing to welcome you back to Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Believe us when we say we are mega-excited to finally re-open the gates to you all. With only six weeks to go before the big day, we want to...
Peggy was recently interviewed via Zoom by Americana and the result is a fascinating, wide-ranging interview with plenty of stories that you won't have heard before. There's news about the current tour, plans for a new album in 2023 and of course - F...
'Off the Pegg' the book that myself and Nigel Schofield published has nearly sold out of its second print. We won’t be doing another run but maybe will do an audio book with some new content added. So, if you would like a copy of the printed ve...