Nick Drake prom on Radio 3

The only way of comparing which line ups have had universal appeal or not is by comparing the attendances each year.

Despite different people’s individual opinions regards acts and line ups it is still a fact that the customer is always right and they vote by their feet.

If the bigger crowds were in attendance for the likes of Alice cooper or madness as opposed to other years then that is a fact that cannot be denied.

The be all and end all is the cash generated each year.

Perhaps a look at the last twenty years attendances could shed light on what the paying customer is more likely to attend.

My personal opinion of the last 17 festivals would be that the Alice cooper year had the biggest attendance but I may be wrong.

Mine is arriving by Royal Mail but I am away for a few days so I hope they put it in a safe place where it can't be nicked or rained on.

I saw him a couple of times, once with Peter Green supporting. Two blues legends but very different characters. Green was a bit subdued (perhaps unsurprising considering his years in the wilderness) whereas Mayall was leaping about like a man half his age.

And if one wants to know how and why Cropredy has ceased to be what it once was, then this sentence explains that more than adequately.  Sad times...

I've had a message from Evri about a missed delivery but I think its a scam

Probably yes, but the key to the whole show is Trevor Horn's anecdotes about the different people/albums he was involved in, before they play the different songs, so it really wouldn't be the same thing.

It’s arrived😀

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

I've explored my extensive vaults to bring you some excellent music both new and vintage every Wednesday evening from 9pm 'til 11pm.

The next show goes out tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm (after Express FM Country) featuring the following artists :

Steve Earle, Pearl Charles, Poco, Jim Keller, Wild Remedy, Steve Black, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Rick Todd, Phil Burdett, Chris & Kellie While, Dervish, Martin Carthy, Show Of Hands, Chris Leslie, Amythyst Kiah, SirJo Cocchi & Balto Borday, David Gogo, Robert Johnson, The Puss Puss Band, Paul Simon, The Byrds, Riley Catherall...

Listen tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm on Express FM, on DAB and on the interweb here :

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

RIP John Mayall - one of the greatest bandleaders, catalysts and exponents of the blues over a wonderfully long career...