And a thanks to me for the Colin Irwin link. I'll bookmark that.

I took it in on the radio repeat. Out at football so missed the red button live show. Pity. Caught some of the red button highlights.

Fishermens Friends - a bunch of blokes singing at full volume doesn't do it for me. There doesn't seem to be any one with a particularly good voice in them. Rather boring to me.

Kate Rusby - I was once full of admiration for her but countless songs rendered in the same way I now find tiring. I could hardly tell what she was singing. Poor diction or poor soundman I couldn't say but I was happy when it ended.

Coop, Boyes & Simpson - had evrything in their singin that the Fishermens Friends lack.

Donovan - The Sky documentary of a few weeks ago had sent me on a search through his back catalogue. His direction after his Universal Soldier EP was a blind alley for me anyway. A listen to 'The best of...' just confirmed it. I thought there was a degree of misplaced delusions of grandeur in his speech. He seemed to be claiming credit for all the young 'uns. I'll give him the benefit of maybe suffering from a cold but his performance seemed ropey to say the least.

Chris Woods - I've heard him before but I've not heard the song. Mesmerising. I've rarely heard anything that has impressed and affected me as much as that performance.

I'll limit myself to that I think except to say Roger Daltrey more than vindicated his presence.

It will be intersting to hear what Bill Caddick has to say about it when I see him next week.