ICONIC folk group Fairport Convention will celebrate their golden anniversary in 2017 and will be coming to Bromsgrove as part of UK tour.
The folk-rock heroes will be marking 50 years of performances with an extensive series of dates and the release of '50:50@50' which features new original songs and live recordings of various fan favourites.
The tour will see the band playing a selection of tracks from the new record, alongside established hits from their ever-growing repertoire.
Founding member Simon Nicol hasn't lost the buzz of performing even after a half-century of tours.
“Fairport Convention have been extraordinarily fortunate to create a work ethic based on live performance,” he said.
As someone whose hobby ultimately became a career, I'm happy every time the van pulls up outside my house to take me off on my travels, where the stage awaits, and I get a chance to make everyone happy that they made the choice to buy a ticket.”
The group, who revolutionised British folk music with their electric sound and traditional tunes in the summer of love of 1967, has survived numerous lineup changes over the decades and still performs with the passion and precision their reputation demands.
They will be coming to Bromsgrove's Artrix on February 18.
For tickets and more information, visit artrix.co.uk
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