Darren's Music Blog has got a lengthy interview with Peggy about the upcoming Winter Tour, the new-look Cropredy Festival and plenty of other interesting Fairport-related stuff - including the answer to the biggest question: 'have you got a favourite...
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On October 20th, 2024 Fairport will play a special concert at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, in the Bradshaw Hall, starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are available now and you can get them from the box office on the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire websi...
Here's what they say: "HIT CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: April 2024. We had the great honour to talk with a legendary musician: Dave Pegg. He is best known as the bass player of folk rock pioneers, Fairport Convention for 55 years. From 1979 to 1995 h...
Peggy was recently interviewed by Polish writer Krzysztof Opalski. It's a wide ranging piece which takes in what the Fairports are currently up to as well as the Cropredy Festival and makes for a fascinating read in the original Polish. You can downl...
Peggy features in the Spring 2024 edition of the Good Life France magazine, talking about his love of the country and setting up house in Brittany. There's lots of good stuff in here about music in general and the Fairports and Cropredy in particular...
Peggy writes: "The Fairports' tour is going very well and we played a wonderful new gig in Liverpool the other night. Do try and get along to see us while Dave Mattacks is with us.The band is on top form.You can see all the dates on the Winter Tour o...
Peggy writes: "My fave bassist Matt Pegg has his new website up and running. If you need anything made out of canvas or leather check out Matt's bespoke work at Rock Canvas Designs." Matt can design and create all types of marine canvas and his...
Peggy writes: "I'm so pleased that “Off the Pegg” is now available as an e-book on Amazon. Thanks to Martin Walker for proof reading and correcting some stuff and we're now able to make it available again as an e-book you can read on your Kindle...
Peggy has just been interviewed on the Sending Signals podcast. Here's what they had to say about the interview. "Welcome. Dave Pegg is the longest serving member of Fairport Convention. Fairport are one of those bands who are a subculture unto ...
Discover music has put together a list of the best 20 progressive rock bassists of all time and Peggy is delighted to find himself at number 10. According to the website: "The bass player is traditionally the “quiet one” in a band – or as Spinal Tap’...