‘The Beginnings of Fairport’ – Ashley Hutchings MBE plus Becky Mills

A new series of music events will begin at 7.30pm on Saturday 9 November in Eathorpe Village Hall. Appropriately for the start of ‘Back To The Roots’ the village hall committee has invited Ashley Hutchings MBE, the founder of British folk rock band Fairport Convention, to perform ‘The Beginnings of Fairport’ his spoken word and song tribute.

Accompanied by singer songwriter Becky Mills they will explore the sights and sounds of the 60s that influenced the legendary band. Ashley’s stories from his extensive diaries of those early days, and songs that the band members were listening to, will both bring that era back to life and take the listener back in time.