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.

I am just relistening to Myths and Heroes for the first time in a while, and it stands out to me as the best album of the post-Maart era by quite a way.  There are some great favourites of mine on there - John Condon, Weightless, The Man In The Water amongst others.

Added to the above;

Detta Kensey
William the Conqueror
and
The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican

It all looks very good, but the Friday line up is becoming awesome.

Tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm : Scattering The Roots with Dan Ogus...two hours of the finest folk, roots, blues, etc...plenty of etc...

I've rifled through my vaults to bring you some excellent music both new and vintage every Wednesday evening...

This week's show features the following artists :

Amanda Rheaume, Andy White, Animal Logic, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jo Harman, Jennifer Warnes, Kirsty MacColl, Sandy Denny, Bob Mould, Jeff Buckley, Richard Thompson, Cat Elliott, BettySoo, Jane Kramer, KT Tunstall, New Model Army, Albion Band, Mike Scott, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Beach Boys...

Listen tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm on Portsmouth's Express FM, on DAB and online here :

https://www.expressfm.com/programmes/scattering-the-roots/

I grew up in Guildford and Don was well known and quite a character! A man of many parts!  His son (Tony) was a musician and had a band (House) that played regularly in the area

Cheers

Slippy

Danny Thompson's Whatever  :  On the Road  (jazz in Britain  3CD   2026).

Good folk/jazz from the 80s/90s.    There's some repetition of tracks, but the sound is good and it's still  value at around   £20.