Fairport Convention’s Ric Sanders & Vo Fletcher

Ric Sanders has been the violinist with Fairport Convention since 1985, touring the world with them and contributing many instrumentals and arrangements which have become fixtures in their repertoire. Prior to Fairport he played in the seminal British jazz-rock group Soft Machine. Over the years he has worked with many artists including Jethro Tull, Roy Harper, Rick Wakeman, Gordon Giltrap, and Nik Kershaw.

Each August Fairport stage their own festival in the Oxfordshire village of Cropredy, an event which now attracts an audience of twenty thousand.

Vo Fletcher’s association with Ric goes back many years, and together they have played in many different musical settings. Vo has written extensively for television and has been much involved in educational music. He has worked both in the studio and live with artists as diverse as Rik Mayall and Nigel Kennedy (just to keep Ric on his toes!).

Together Ric and Vo play a greatly varied repertoire of songs and instrumentals drawing from their vast and eclectic musical experiences.

Fairport Convention’s Ric Sanders & Vo Fletcher

Plus Support from: 

Mike Siver 

Outstanding British folk singer-songwriter, based in Cornwall, and a living legend on the UK folk circuit. With over five decades of music-making behind him. Inspired by the folk clubs of London and Cornwall, Mike developed a fingerstyle guitar approach that blends folk, blues, rock, and country into something truly unique and magical.

He was among the first artists signed to Elton John’s Rocket Records, toured the US supporting Dory Previn, and even had a song picked up by Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward. Mike remains a much-loved presence on the UK folk circuit. He’s a genuine troubadour in every sense of the word.

Thursday 20th August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £17/£15

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