A very happy 52nd birthday to Peggy's favourite bass player. It is - of course - Matt Pegg, seen here with one of the many animals in his menagerie. Note: Matt is the one on the left.
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Peggy writes: "I am delighted to be doing a few gigs with my dear friend Anthony John Clarke in October. We will finish our gigs at the wonderful Crooked Billet in Stoke Row Oxfordshire. It’s a terrific pub with a great restaurant whic...
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’...
Peggy writes: "Our dear friend David Carroll's album that Chris Leslie and myself were honoured to be invited to play on was released last Friday. It’s called Bold Reynold and is well worth checking out." Here's all the info. The album - Da...
Peggy writes: "Heres The YouTube link to the concert we did to celebrate my 75th Birthday last November 2nd. Thanks so much to Kevin Smith for filming it and all my chums who made it such a grand celebration."Cheers Peggy (now older)....
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...
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...