The English summer (or more accurately May, June, July, August and sometimes September) is a time for music festivals. There are events every weekend* and often there's a wide choice not just the one !

And boy have they grown in scale over the years. I shall be looking at this in the coming weeks, starting today at this weekends Cropredy Festival. Regular viewers will know my love of all things Fairport Convention and their Cropredy Convention has been attended in the past and provided Star Tracks on various Fridays:  

This year's proceedings kicked off with Merry Hell - Rewind One. While Morganway take to the stage this Saturday afternoon - Rewind Two.  

Sandwiched in between and headlining tonight are 10cc. Strictly speaking it's Graham Gouldman's 10cc as he's the only original member involved. The new line up have been going since 1999 and this UK No.1 from the late 70s has been played often. The video is a 2008 performance from a German Proms night with a full orchestra. 'Dreadlock Holiday' - 'I don't like reggae, no no, I love it !' >

* For example if you travel north of Oxfordshire to Derbyshire this weekend you'll find heavy metal fans attending 'Bloodstock' !