Fairport Convention Taverne de l'Olympia 1970 Dirty Linen

Fairport Convention live at theTaverne de l'Olympia 1970. Dave Mattacks-drums, Simon Nicol-guitar, Dave Pegg-bass, Dave Swarbrick-violin, Richard Thompson-guitar. From the great Pop 2.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm
Author: ekp34

Length: 03:50
Rating: 4.94
Views: 8140

Tags: Convention Fairport pop2 Richardthompson Swarbrick

Video Comments

yukonnoka (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Thanks for posting this video! Nobody could get away with putting music this good out in today's industry.

Tracyjacks (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

No turn tables here man just some kick butt music, wow so its true there was a time when people new how to play there instruments. Really cool stuff.

jatsar1 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Awesome post! and no way this is sped up!

eyeball226 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Oh yes, I believe they were capable of it, they were amazing. However they weren't playing this fast in this performance, it has been sped up. The Maidstone videos, the first one has John Peel introducing the band (I didn't realise it was him until I read the credits for the film).

magicalex2007 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Saw them loads of times. Regardless of the"tone higher" or the moves, they DID play at this speed. Stunning players. Excellent band. They don't make 'em like that any more!

eyeball226 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

I think you're probably right about the tape speed thing. There was (maybe still is) a video of Dirty Linen from Glastonbury Fayre that is very obviously sped up.

gilgalad22459 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Hi - see what you mean about the tone but it still seems to be the same speed as other boots I have.You've obviously got better ears than me!It could of course be the machinery running at slightly different speeds - a big issue these days I have read with all the interest in old recordings .

eyeball226 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

No, it is sped up. It's a full tone higher and faster and you can tell by the way they move. All the ones in this set are slightly sped up. Sloth, the lot of them.

gilgalad22459 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Speeded up?! They really did play at this speed - listen to Full House Live 1970 if you still need to check! They got even faster with the Donahue/Lucas line up.Fantastic-how do I get this onto DVD?

horslipsrules (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

I think my eyes and ears did not deceive me...Simon is playing as fast as Richard! Go Simon! And I think Pegg just blew my mind.