Cropredy Music Festival Day 1
The festival opened with a short acoustic set by Fairport Convention. My favorite song was a parody of Steeleye Span’s a cappella hit Gaudete, which they called Crudité. I’ve been a fan of Gryphon since they were active in the 1970s. They reformed in 2009 after a break of forty years. They play a mixture of medieval and modern instruments, with a distinctive crumhorn, recorder, and (electric) harpsichord sound. Favorite song: Kemp’s Jig. Will Kemp was a clown, who played…