Definitely top tier Al,  for me.

Al Stewart Famous Last Words - 33 years old today!

Thursday night I'm off to see Sam Carter doing his Nic Jones set in Exeter.  Don't really know Sam Carter, other than that he was in False Lights (who I wish I had seen live), but the videos I've seen on Youtube look promising for this.

Then on Sunday night it's up to Bath to see Big Big Train. Their Woodcut album is one of my albums of the year.

Cherry Red have also announced yet another Iain Matthews boxset (https://www.cherryred.co.uk/iain-matthews-keep-on-sailing-the-elektra-years-1972-1974-5cd-box-set), this time covering the Valley Hi and Sometimes You Eat the Bear... albums.  I have bought all the others (and the Plainsong Following Amelia one), so may get this one too to complete the set. Due out in December.

Pete Atkin  at Durham Folk Festival.

My first ever PA gig,  after decades as a fan.
His set was all too short,  but a delight.  

Wednesday night - Bruno Mars at the Alamodome in San Antonio! My granddaughter has been looking forward to this since I bought the tickets in the spring. This is on par with seeing Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber - tickets were hard to come by and the crowd is going to be huge and wild. Also, it’s on a school night and 100 miles away. It’s guaranteed to be an ordeal, but I’m hoping to make some lasting memories for us both.

Thursday - Allison Krauss and Union Station cancelled. She’s on vocal rest and I hope and pray she’s okay. She’s a fabulous singer.

Saturday and Sunday - Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival. I bought tickets for both days last spring, when Pete Townshend was on the bill. Last month, Pete dropped out due to recovery from hip replacement surgery. For that reason, I listed my Sunday tickets for resale, but I’m not optimistic given the availability of tickets at face value. I may just have to see Eric two days in a row, which would be okay with me. The Wayback Machine tells me I’ve seen Eric Clapton eight times since February 1983 (“Money and Cigarettes” Tour). But I also know I saw the ARMS Concert in Dallas later that same year (Eric, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck), so this will be our tenth time to breathe the same air. EC is a complicated individual, but he has been an idol of mine since I first heard “Cocaine” on the FM radio in 1978.

3 CD set of John Renbourn in December.  Cherry Red.

It's themed around his electric playing, and some at least  of the stuff has been out before.  Notably the Lost Sessions album which came out quietly in 1996.

Jigsaw.

The mystery album.   I won't reveal who it is in case  people like the surprise element.  

It's a nice item for collectors.   Not by an artist I'm familiar with, though I have known about them for a long time.  

It's an incredibly low bar (for me) but I've always thought Over the Next Hill was the strongest Chris era album.  But I really like John Condon and rate the other two you mention so I'll give it a first spin in a decade or more...

Nice to see William The Conqueror on the bill.