Dave Pegg & AJ Clarke

& VERY SPECIAL GUEST SUPPORT - Anna Ryder

Friday 6th November ‘26

Fairport Convention's Dave Pegg & Anthony John Clarke perform at the Crooked Billet, Stoke Row. A brilliant evening is guaranteed, 2 legendary musicians & consummate entertainers.

Outstanding music & humour from 2 beautiful men.

Peggy & AJ have honoured us with their hugely engaging, funny & musical evening previously. It's brilliant - a double act of outstanding music & buckets of humour. AJ, top Irish stand-up comedian and musician storms it every night he gets on stage. 25 years of touring, discovered by audiences all over the world, AJ has a legion of followers. Peggy, regarded as one of the most entertaining and amusing raconteurs and songwriters on the folk scene. A multi-instrumentalist and record producer and one of the original Fairport Convention members, joined in 1969 and has remained the groups sole consistent member. Original members include Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny and Dave Swarbrick! Peggy features on 100's of legendary other folk rock albums including Nick Drake's 'Bryter Layter', John Martin's 'Solid Air' and various Ralph McTell albums including 'Streets of London'. Peggy also bass player, singer, songwriter with Jethro Tull. Peggy responsible for re-forming the Fairports and their annual get together festival Cropredy, attracting audiences of 20,000 plus. Therefore, a magical chance to enjoy AJ & Peggy, great pals in the intimacy of the Crooked Billet's dining room. Great tunes, great songs, great gags.

Anna is an original and inventive singer-songwriter with a musical style that, although based in folk, spans an array of genres. A multi-instrumentalist musical dynamo, she intertwines this fluency with a poetic and intimate lyricism, communicating her unique take on the world around her. Her captivating stage presence is combined with a playful approach to performing which reaches out to the whole audience. At Cropredy Convention 2019 Anna was ‘Fairport Extension’ with Dave Mattacks, PJ Wright, Phil Bond, Sally Barker, Edmond Whitcombe and Fairport; playing piano, accordion, French horn and trumpet as well as singing on 11 songs, 3 of which she arranged brass parts for.  She also performed her song The Crowd.

£30 music cover charge

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