The Cropredy Fringe Festival 2025: Live Review
The field may have had a short back and sides, but the fringe gets ever more luxuriant!
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Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2025 – Day Three: Live Review
Day three of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2025 with the Fairport finale and a rather special guest doing a turn.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2025 – Day Two: Live Review
Day 2 of Cropredy 2025 turns out to be a stormer! All roads lead to Barcelona before Trevor Horn returns to close the night with a hit packed set.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2025 – Day One: Live Review
We’re underway with our coverage of Cropredy 2025 with Peatbog Faeries and Albert Lee as first night headliners.
Deborah Bonham – The Cropredy 2025 Q & A Series: Interview
Ahead of her Saturday set at Cropredy 2025, Deborah Bonham takes on our Crop ’25 Q&A.
Rosalie Cunningham – The Cropredy 2025 Q & A Series: Interview
We’re joined by Rosalie Cunningham who takes on our Cropredy ’25 Q&A.
Cropredy Festival 2025 – Preview Part Six: Opinion
In our final preview of Cropredy ’25 we take a look at Albert Lee, King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys, Cropredy Primary School Folk Class and Fairport Convention.
Bob Fox – The Cropredy 2025 Q & A Series: Interview
Ahead of his pre-Fairport set at Cropredy 2025, Bob Fox takes on our Crop ’25 Q&A:
Things to see and do around Fairport’s Cropredy Convention: Opinion
Here’s our little list of suggestions to enhance the experience of being at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2025.
Leeds Festival 2025 – Genre Busting, Star Studded & Still Fiercely Relevant: Festival Preview
Leeds Festival returns with a bill that is stacked with one of the widest varieties of acts you will see.
Quick Takes – July 2025: Album Reviews
A handful of album releases from Margarita Witch Cult, Renaissance, Dropkick Murphys, Gwenno, Grace Hayhurst and a single from E.M.Kane
Cropredy Festival 2025 Preview Part Five: Opinion
In our fifth preview of the musical delights on offer at Cropredy ’25, we look forward to Trevor Horn, City Funk Orchestra and The Salts.
The Salts – The Cropredy 2025 Q & A Series: Interview
In our latest Cropredy ’25 Q&A we’re joined by Folk rocking shanty lovers, The Salts
Skipinnish – The Cropredy 2025 Q & A Series: Interview
We’re joined by Skipinnish founder Angus MacPhail who takes on our Cropredy ’25 Q&A.
Cropredy Festival 2025 Preview Part Four: Opinion
Part four of our 2025 Cropredy preview brings us to Peatbog Faeries, El Pony Pisador and The Deborah Bonham Band.