Fairport's Cropredy Convention
Cropredy is a pretty village five miles north of Banbury in Oxfordshire. Every August, its inhabitants welcome an invasion of up to 20,000 music-lovers for Fairport's Cropredy Convention. The event is held over the second full weekend of August, from Thursday afternoon to midnight on Saturday.
Organised by Fairport Convention itself, this outdoor extravaganza has been held annually since the 1970s so the audience includes children (and even grandchildren) of festival-goers who've been coming back year after year. There is also a strong contingent of younger newcomers each year. This gives the event a uniquely 'family-friendly' atmosphere and a real sense of tradition.
What's more, first-timers – 'Cropredy virgins' – are given an especially warm welcome.
- Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
- Katzenjammer
- Level 42
- The Proclaimers
- Fairport Convention
- Iain Matthews and Egbert Derix
- Paul Carrack
| Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell | main stage |
| Katzenjammer | main stage |
| Dreadzone | main stage |
| Trad Arrr | main stage |
| Fairport Convention | main stage |
| Level 42 | main stage |
| The Proclaimers | main stage |
| Fish | main stage |
| Skerryvore | main stage |
| Skinny Lister | main stage |
| Judith Owen | main stage |
| Ahab | main stage |
| Fairport Convention | main stage |
| Iain Matthews and Egbert Derix | main stage |
| Toyah | main stage |
| Band of Friends | main stage |
| The New Grasscutters | main stage |
| Kevin Dempsey & Rosie Carson | main stage |
| Richard Digance | main stage |
| Paul Carrack | main stage |
| Artist | Stage | Day |
| Ahab | main stage | Fri 14th |
| Band of Friends | main stage | Sat 15th |
| Dreadzone | main stage | Thu 13th |
| Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell | main stage | Thu 13th |
| Fairport Convention | main stage | Thu 13th |
| Fairport Convention | main stage | Sat 15th |
| Fish | main stage | Fri 14th |
| Iain Matthews and Egbert Derix | main stage | Sat 15th |
| Judith Owen | main stage | Fri 14th |
| Katzenjammer | main stage | Thu 13th |
| Kevin Dempsey & Rosie Carson | main stage | Sat 15th |
| Level 42 | main stage | Fri 14th |
| Paul Carrack | main stage | Unknown Day |
| Richard Digance | main stage | Sat 15th |
| Skerryvore | main stage | Fri 14th |
| Skinny Lister | main stage | Fri 14th |
| The New Grasscutters | main stage | Sat 15th |
| The Proclaimers | main stage | Fri 14th |
| Toyah | main stage | Sat 15th |
| Trad Arrr | main stage | Thu 13th |
| Name | Star | Distance | Prices From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bowling Green Steakhouse Hotel | 1.2 ml | £85.00 | Book | |
| Dashwood Apartments | 2.6 ml | £72.00 | Book | |
| The Lismore Hotel | 2.7 ml | £45.00 | Book | |
| BEST WESTERN Banbury House Hotel | 2.7 ml | £46.87 | Book | |
| BEST WESTERN PLUS Wroxton House Hotel | 4.8 ml | £62.10 | Book | |
| The Studio Apartments | 5.0 ml | £70.00 | Book | |
| CARTWRIGHT HOTEL | 5.3 ml | £95.00 | Book | |
| THE DEDDINGTON ARMS HOTEL | 6.3 ml | £85.00 | Book | |
| Crown Hotel Brackley | 6.3 ml | £40.00 | Book |
Cropredy, Banbury, Cropredy, Oxfordshire., OX171OO
