Mar 13, 2020
Dave Pegg has
played Bass with one group for half a century: the excellent
Fairport Convention. Fairport have one of the most
tumultuous histories in British Folk-Rock. But, like many groups
that survive that long, they have a spectacularly loyal following,
and that now means that they are on a more stable footing than at
any time in their history.
But before Fairport, there was Rock, gigging five nights a week in
the effervescent 60s Birmingham pubrock scene, a stint with the
legendary Ian Campbell Group, and the small matter
of 15 years in the bass chair with Jethro Tull.
Peggy, as everyone calls him, has a stock of anecdotes... catching
a Bjork show with Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin in Sydney,
Australia, or booking the 83 year-old Petula Clark for Cropredy
Convention. He has an encyclopaedic memory, and can reel off the
names of obscure bands he cut his teeth with back in the day.
A great man to pass time with over a pint.
To learn more about the music, or the musicians mentioned in
this podcast, head to the companion blog post. 'A Life in Music:
Dave Pegg', which you can find at www.radiotogo.com. Everything
that Dave touches on is linked there so you can explore to your
hearts content.
The Lives in Music series celebrates people who
have spent a lifetime in music. They may be famous; they may be
people who have spent their lives working in the background for the
love of it. They all have stories. Lives in Music is a Radio To Go
production.
The intro and outro music in this series comes from the great bass player Mike Hatton, who you can hear interviewed in series 1, here. 'Everything Changes' is included in his excellent 2019 album 'Bassic Salvation'.
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