Dave Pegg

As a teenager, Dave (known to all as Peggy) threw himself into Birmingham's vibrant 60s rock scene. A talented guitarist, he found himself gigging most evenings with one or other of the city's young bands.

Peggy heard that the Uglys, led by Steve Gibbons, were auditioning for a lead guitarist and went along. He didn't get that job - instead, he was asked to try his hand on bass guitarist and has played the instrument ever since.

Peggy's next move brought him into the folk fold. He joined the Ian Campbell Folk Group on double bass where he met fiddle maestro Dave Swarbrick. It was through Swarb that Peggy was introduced to Fairport Convention: little did he know the association would last well over 30 years.

After founder-bassist Ashley Hutchings left Fairport in 1970, Peggy took over on bass and backing vocals, a role he has fulfilled ever since. In fact, it was Peggy who kept the band together through the hassles and line-up changes of the 1970s.

By the 1980s, Peggy had joined Jethro Tull as bass player. As if playing in two bands was not enough, he and his wife Christine set up Woodworm Records to produce and market Fairport's albums.

Cropredy Festival started as a small reunion concert in the Oxfordshire village where the Peggs lived in the 1970s. Largely organised by Christine, Cropredy has grown into a major festival which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2003. Woodworm's studio has expanded too and is used by many of the biggest names in roots and acoustic music.

Peggy and Christine have a son and daughter and live in a village south of Banbury.