Fairport Convention

It’s a well-known fact that if a certain band hadn’t played a one-off concert on Cromer Pier in 1998, then there is a strong possibility that the annual Folk on the Pier festival may never have happened.

Fairport Convention were indeed the spark that initiated Cromer’s folk-rock orientated event and they have carried the torch ever since, with numerous appearances at the Pavilion Theatre along with other acts of a similar genre over the last twenty-seven years. The band in its many guises have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, with 2024 being their 57th anniversary! During that time British folk-rock has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same, Fairport’s passion for performance. This year’s Autumn Tour will present a mix of long-established Fairport favourites and some surprises from albums old and new.

Fairport Convention have won a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted their ground-breaking album Liege & Lief ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time’. Their story has been celebrated with television documentaries on BBC Four and Sky Arts.

Fairport will return to Cromer this October and will feature founding member Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar and vocals, Ric Sanders on violin, Chris Leslie on bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, and vocals.

Fairport Convention – Autumn Tour 24
Pavilion Theatre
Cromer Pier NR27 9HE
Saturday 26th October
Doors 7.30pm – Concert 8.00pm
All seats £30.00
Box office 01263 512495
www.cromerpier.co.uk