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Ah, the elusive Black Lips; a band I once chased around London in a black cab, trying to catch them live as they moved from one secret venue to another. I never caught up with them, which is why I'll be holding a vigil at the Sunrise stage on Sunday until I get to see the madness for myself.

One-off show at a mystery venue for Gillespie & co

Chris Hillman joins Tom Waits, Jerry Lee Lewis and Lorretta Lyn

Echo And The Bunnymen and Guillemots added to the lineup

One-off gig at the home of the English National Opera

The youngest Beatle was his 'little baby brother'

Organiser says Laughing Len stole the show at the 2008 bash

One day, I imagine turning up at a festival and being confronted by a dedicated Wainwright/McGarrigle And Related Folk Families stage. There’ll be Rufus and Loudon and Kate & Anna. There’ll be Rufus’ good friend Teddy Thompson, and maybe his mum and dad and sister. There could, ideally, be Rufus’ other friend, Lorca Cohen, and her dad, the born-again road animal, Leonard.

Paul and John discuss village fetes and songwriting

Exclusive track from The Verve available for free download