The Beginnings of Fairport Convention - Sold Out A Performing Arts event @ Chapel-en-le-Frith Town Hall, Cost: Adult £10; 16 and Under £8.5 On Sat 2nd Mar 2019, from: 19:30 to: 21:45 Contact: Annie for more information Sold Out - there will be no tickets available on the door!
Ashley Hutchings
The Beginnings of Fairport Convention
Ashley Hutchings: spoken word, vocals, bass guitar
Becky Mills: spoken word, vocals, guitar
The unique story of the foundation of the seminal Fairport Convention and of the British folk-rock revolution as seen through the eyes of one of its most pivotal figures.
Devised by Ashley Hutchings MBE to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary, this entertaining words and music show sees Ashley and Becky read from Ashley’s 1967 diary, relating the formation of the band and the history of the late sixties music scene of Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles.
Woven through with songs from the early days of Fairport, including many not on the first four albums, this is a must-see for anyone interested in folk music and its development and the wonderful decade of sixties music.
'The Beginnings Of Fairport Convention' has been presented at Cromer and Cropredy festivals to great success.
Booking Opens
Advance Tickets: Adults £9; 16 and under £7.50 from: Chapel-en-le-Frith Town Hall Office Mon - Fri 9.00am-12.30pm; or online from Ticket Source www.ticketsource.co.uk/chapelarts; or phone 03336663366
Doors open: 7.00pm
Cash bar open before show and during the interval
Ashley Hutchings' long and distinguished musical career includes being a founding member of three of the UK's most influential folk acts: Fairport Convention, where he played on the band’s first four albums, including the pioneering folk rock classic 'Liege And Lief'; Steeleye Span, recording three successful albums with them before breaking away in 1971; and the Albion Country Band, which subsequently evolved into the Albion Dance Band and the Albion Band, with Hutchings remaining at the helm throughout. With Hutchings the Albion Band became the first electric group to appear in plays at London's National Theatre. They also 'electrified' Morris dancing, exemplified by the various artist sets 'Morris On' (1972) and 'Son Of Morris On' (1976).
Pickering-based Becky Mills is a former member of the critically acclaimed band Waking The Witch and guest vocalist on recent albums and tours by Ashley Hutchings and Ken Nicol (Steeleye Span)
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Chapel Arts was formed to encourage the development of a broad range of arts in the Chapel-en-le-Frith area. Whether you are interested in Literature, Performing Arts, Film or Visual Arts and Crafts we hope you will find something to interest you and will come along to our events.
Buzz Hawkins Backyard is coming to Chapelen-le-Frith on Saturday 20 April bringing the Award-winning and much loved Bradshaws with him. Book early on TicketSource to avoid disappointment. Cash Bar pre-show and interval.
Our Film Night is held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm upstairs at Rems. Email chapelfilm@gmail.com to join the mailing list and received details of each month's film.
JOURNEYS - Chapel Arts Creative Writing Group @ Buxton Festival Fringe 2023
Our Writing Group gave to great performances of their stories, poems and playlets the Buxton Fringe Festival 2023 receiving a great review from the Fringe. The work that featured in the 2022 Fringe can be read and downloaded here. The work for the 2020, 2021 and 2023 Fringe can be found in the Story section of the website. Various performances of the group's work can be seen on our YouTube channel via the link at the top of the page.
Thanks to everyone who entered the Chapel Arts' 2022 Short Story Competition with the theme 'Isolation' and congratulations to the winners. The winning story was written by Vanessa Horn, with Sally Brown's story in 2nd place and John Wilkins' story placed 3rd. Follow the links to read the beautifully crafted work.
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