miserableoldgit Posted 4 August, 2008 Posted 4 August, 2008 Is anyone going to the hippy festival this year? Can`t make it this year but it is a cracking week-end with loads of excellent music and lots of real ale!
Dog Posted 30 July, 2010 Author Posted 30 July, 2010 Is anyone going to the hippy festival this year? Bump!!!! Pauline Black & Status Quo playing on the thursday night. WoooooooHoooooooooo............
miserableoldgit Posted 30 July, 2010 Posted 30 July, 2010 http://www.fairportconvention.com/cropredy_line_up.php
hamster Posted 31 July, 2010 Posted 31 July, 2010 Will there be any narrowboats there? I've never been but it's well pubicised in all the nb publications. Is it really as 'hippy' as they make out ie funny fags and naked dancing by moonlight?
Dog Posted 31 July, 2010 Author Posted 31 July, 2010 30,000 tickets sold, a few hippies, a few chavs, a few rockers, a few lesbians, a few river rats. Come and take a look it's a good 3 day festival.
Saint Mikey Posted 6 August, 2010 Posted 6 August, 2010 LOL. Just seen this thread. I must have gone to this festival about 5/6 times when I was young. My parents took me and siblings until we decided it was too uncool to go anymore. My parents and younger brother still go. My parents must have gone every year for about the last 20 years, although they don't slum it anymore and stay in the Travel Inn! To be honest, it's a cracking little festival, although hardly any of the music is to my taste anymore. Things I remember about the place are Donut Vans, could smell them from miles away, used to 5 for £1, then 4 for £1, then 4 for £1.50. God knows how much they are now! Also remember people carrying round round and fat cider bottles. The pub is always packed too, the Brase Nose? Proper hippy event...
NorthamSteve Posted 6 August, 2010 Posted 6 August, 2010 Make sure you see: Easy Star All stars and Bellowhead if you're going.
Block 5 Posted 6 August, 2010 Posted 6 August, 2010 Is anyone going to the hippy festival this year? I just can't see you as a hippy mate....... I want to, but it's just so incongruous.
Dog Posted 6 August, 2010 Author Posted 6 August, 2010 I just can't see you as a hippy mate....... I want to, but it's just so incongruous. I have been known to participate in a few hippy traditions over the years, like getting drunk on 99p cider, then sha99ing a librarian in a mauve thick knit jumper wearing clogs & cords.
Dog Posted 6 August, 2010 Author Posted 6 August, 2010 LOL. Just seen this thread. I must have gone to this festival about 5/6 times when I was young. My parents took me and siblings until we decided it was too uncool to go anymore. My parents and younger brother still go. My parents must have gone every year for about the last 20 years, although they don't slum it anymore and stay in the Travel Inn! To be honest, it's a cracking little festival, although hardly any of the music is to my taste anymore. Things I remember about the place are Donut Vans, could smell them from miles away, used to 5 for £1, then 4 for £1, then 4 for £1.50. God knows how much they are now! Also remember people carrying round round and fat cider bottles. The pub is always packed too, the Brase Nose? Proper hippy event... The Brasenose yes. Are you really the 'Mikey' that they all talk about? TBF the music is bile, but for a small village with a population of about 2000, to get 35000+ ravers, it's a great crack.
Block 5 Posted 6 August, 2010 Posted 6 August, 2010 I have been known to participate in a few hippy traditions over the years, like getting drunk on 99p cider, then sha99ing a librarian in a mauve thick knit jumper wearing clogs & cords. Outstanding!
hamster Posted 16 August, 2010 Posted 16 August, 2010 I have been known to participate in a few hippy traditions over the years, like getting drunk on 99p cider, then sha99ing a librarian in a mauve thick knit jumper wearing clogs & cords. I can see you in that attire Dog, altthough I'd like to think the clogs came off for said deed.
Dog Posted 16 August, 2010 Author Posted 16 August, 2010 (edited) Did you have a good time Dog? Outstanding thank you.. Edited 17 August, 2010 by Dog
Dog Posted 16 August, 2010 Author Posted 16 August, 2010 Pauline Black was outstanding, Quo were rubbish, and the New York rastafarian band on saturday afternoon were the best I have ever witnessed, look them up.
Block 5 Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 Easy Star All Stars Them! Glad you had a sooper dooper time. I'm off to Cornwall for a messyfest this weekend. Easy Star All Stars are great. They did a cover of the entire 'Dark Side of the Moon' album that was really rather good. They also covered 'OK Computer' I believe, although I haven't got round to listening to this yet.
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