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Cropredy 1999

This was the information page fro Cropredy 1999 including guest line-ups etc

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Cropredy '99


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Information and rumour


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Friday August 13 & Saturday August 14


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NEW   Updated July 26th.


 

Due to some tickets being delayed in the post last year.
After 1st August, tickets will only be available on the gate.

Click here for Bus times.

 

The following info from Sue Cavendish:-

"Hey folks, I've just heard a rumour (on very good authority) that David Hughes will be playing on Friday at this year's Cropredy with some of the artists featured on his forthcoming album; Gerry Conway, Spencer Cozens and Jacque McShee.

I'll let you know more as soon as I get details.   Sue."

 

Tickets from WoodWorm Records - see prices below.

Warm up gigs at the Mill ( +44 (0)1295 279002)

      Monday 9th. August - The Dylan Project.   Ticket price: 11ukp each.
      Tuesday 10th. - FC.   Ticket price: 14ukp each.
      Wednesday 11th. - FC.   Ticket price: 14ukp each.
      Thursday 12th. - Barrage.   Ticket price: 7.50.

Other local gigs:

    The wonderful Vikki Clayton Band will play at Cropredy Church on
    Thursday 12th. August.   Tickets at £7,50 are obviously limited.
    There is more information on the following Website.

    Thur 12th. Old Mettle Dance Band's Cropredy Ceilidh. Cropredy Village Hall.
    For details, contact: 3 Chapel Row, Cropredy OX17 1NS.

The Festival proper:

      Friday 13th. - Gates open 12.30pm - Music begins 1.00pm
      Saturday 14th. - Gates open 9.30am - Music begins 1.00pm

Guests Latest - as posted at Basingstoke:

    Friday - running order:
      Blazing Homesteads
      Chris While and Julie Matthews
      Jacqui McShee's Pentangle
      Swarb & Dempsey
      The Dylan Project
      Richard Thompson Band, inc DT - 8.35pm-10.35pm
      Barrage - ending around midnight

    Saturday - running order:
      Barrage
      Anna Ryder
      The Paul Mitchell Band
      Ralph McTell - 4.00pm
      Robbie MacIntosh (Wings) Band
      Maddy Prior & Friends - around 7.00pm
      Fairport Convention, with Richard Thompson & Dave Swarbrick

Robert Plant & Jerry Donahue are rumoured to be appearing............

 

Comperes for the weekend:

    Doug Lake, Jack Westwood and Paul Mitchell.

 

Ticket Prices

    Before June 15th.
      Weekend - £36.00
      Saturday - £25.00

    June 16th. - July 31st.

      Weekend - £39.00
      Saturday - £27.00

    August 1st or on the gate

      Weekend - £42.00
      Saturday - £29.00

Tickets are available from May 1st.
Children under 12 admitted free, if with a paying adult.
Send a Stamped Addressed Envelope and allow 21 days for tickets to arrive.

Click here for an order form.

 

 

Camping:

    Tickets available in advance with concert tickets or on the gate.
    Tents & caravans are same price. Backpackers & motorcyclists FREE.

    Thursday, Friday & Saturday - £10.00 per vehicle
    Friday and Saturday - £6.00 per vehicle
    Saturday only - FREE

    The main site is not open until Thursday, but early arrivals can camp
    at a site in Great Bourton, half a mile from the Festival site.
    Contact David Boddington - 01295 750289.

Accommodation:

    Call local Tourist Information Centres:
      Banbury: 01295 259855
      Bicester: 01869 369055
      Cherwell Valley: 01 869 345888

Local Pubs:

    The Bell Inn in Great Bourton -
    Brasenose & Red Lion in Cropredy - food lunchtime and evening.

Local Shopping:

    Village Shop & Post Office in Cropredy.

Food & Refreshment at the Festival:

    A wide choice on site from Friday - otherwise the Pubs.

    It is confirmed there will be a Wadworth's Bar at Cropredy this year -
    so not only 6X, but old Timer, Henry's IPA and Summer Sault (a summer ale)

Local Medical help:

    The emergency services will be on site from Friday morning -
    before that, there's a Doctor's Surgery in Cropredy.

Transport:

    Timetable for the festival weekend -

    Thursday - hourly from Banbury at xx15 past the hour from the Rail Station,
    xx20 from the bus station, direct to Cropredy - arrive xx45.....from 1315 to 1815.
    These return from the Brasenose to town immediately at xx45 - arrive xx15.....
    There's a last service from bus station *only* at 2330 arriving Cropredy at 0050 -
    but the gig featuring Barrage that night at the Mill has been cancelled...

    Friday - again hourly services at xx15 / xx25 from rail / bus station arriving
    Cropredy at xx45, returning immediately to town - from 1015 to 1915.
    A last service *from* Cropredy to town at 0030.

    Saturday - again hourly services at xx15 / xx25 returning to town immediately
    at xx45, from 0815 until 1815, with a last town bound service again at 0030
    from the Brasenose.

    Sunday - Hourly service *from* Cropredy at xx30 arriving bus station at xx55
    & at rail station at xx00 from 0830 until 1330.
    For those attending the cricket match, I expect that they'll carry you up to
    Cropredy if you ask the driver as they drop off....

    I don't yet know the fare - but I will.....

 

For further details, see the Woodworm Page.