Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2026 – Gallery (3)
From the barrier and beyond. Our gallery of day three of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2026.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2026 – Gallery (1)
From the barrier and beyond. Our gallery of day one of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2026.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2026 – Day Three: Live Review
Day three of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention brings down the curtain on another fantastic festival with Fairport Convention closing things in grand tradition.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2026 – Day Two: Live Review
Day two of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention was one full of youth and experience with a wide array of genres on show.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2026 – Saturday Preview
With Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2026 now officially SOLD OUT our final Cropredy 2026 preview takes a look at what to expect from Saturday’s line up.
Teddy Thompson – Never Be The Same: Album Review
First bunch of original songs from Teddy Thompson since his 2020 offering, Heartbreaker Please. Never Be the Same is a collection of confessional songs – the perfect vehicle for that clear, emotional, voice of his.
Fairport Convention Spring Tour 2026 – The Final Triumph: Live Review
Fairport Convention and Jenn Butterworth round off a triumphant 2026 Spring Tour with a rousing ‘homecoming’ at The Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa.
Fairport Convention Wintour 2026 cntd: Live Review
The 2026 Fairport Convention tour rolls into Lytham – we pick out the highlights of the gig by the coast.
Fairport Convention w/ Jenn Butterworth – Colyer-Fergusson Hall, Canterbury: Live Review
We’ve hopped it down to Kent to catch up with Fairport Convention and their guest Jenn Butterworth as the band’s Spring Tour 2026 continues to weave its way around the country. And, as the spring sun makes an appearance, thoughts of Cropredy start to germinate…
Fairport Convention – Roadworks: Album Review
Fairport Convention share a few highlights of their Wintour 2025 show on Roadworks, a new live album…only available during the current Spring Tour, or at Cropredy…
Fairport Convention w/ Jenn Butterworth – New Century Hall, Manchester: Live Review
The experience of Fairport Convention shines through at the Manchester Folk Festival where they appear with the highly talented Jenn Butterworth.
Manchester Folk Festival 2026: Preview
A quick preview of the masses of delights at the 2026 Manchester Folk Festival.
Fairport Convention, Autumn Tour – Medina Theatre, Newport, Isle of Wight: Live!
And the bus just keeps rolling along – this time with the aid of the Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry. It’s Saturday 25th October and Fairport are paying their first visit to the Isle of Wight in nine years. At The Barrier was there to help welcome the Folk/Rock World Champions back to Vectis.
Danny Thompson – A Tribute
Whether the medium was folk, jazz, rock or straight-ahead pop music, Danny Thompson was, for so very many, the double bassist of choice.
The Ric Sanders Trio – Standin’ On The Corner/Headspace: Album Review
PDC, clearly, early doors Ric Sanders, as he (sugar)canes his version of the blues, across two stellar albums.