Fairport star celebrates his birthday at town hall
FAIRPORT Convention’s Dave Pegg reaches his 75th birthday in November, and to mark the occasion, the band will be performing in a special celebratory show at Dudley Town Hall on November 2, joined by friends old and new.
After half a century’s touring, including both live and session duties for the likes of Jethro Tull, Nick Drake and John Martyn, Birmingham-born Dave will return to home soil for a celebratory gig with his band of over 50 years, British folk-rock legends Fairport Convention.
Now a firm tradition after holding his 50th in the same venue in 1997, this will also be the band’s only gig in the Birmingham area in 2022, and their final live show of the year.
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 Autumn 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 percussion.
Tickets for this special anniversary show are available at www.boroughhalls.co.uk/fairport-convention