Welcome to another edition of Mostly Summer Starting this hour with a few from the year 1978, which was another of my musical education years
 Hour 1
 Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released on June 2, 1978
Track: Prove It All Night
 This Year’s Model is Elvis Costello‘s second album and his first with the Attractions, released in 1978
Track: This Years Girl
 Some Girls is the 14th British and 16th American studio album by the Rolling Stones, released in 1978Â
Track: Before they make me Run, Written and sung by guitarist Keith Richards,
 The Kick Inside is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush. It was released on 17 February 1978 and contains her UK number one hit, “Wuthering Heights“.
Track: Room for the Life
 Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits released on 7 October 1978 The album produced the hit single “Sultans of Swing“,
Track: Water of Love
 Coleford Music Festival is held to support the local businesses, organisations, performers, artists and groups from Coleford and the surrounding areas. 14th and 15th July. The festival starts at 1pm both days.
 The 2 top of the bill bands for Saturday on the main stage are Forest Warriors, four heavyweights of the FOD music scene, coming together to bring you raggatistic chilled vibes, bouncy reggae Rhythms and positive lyrical rhymes. With a stomps undertone these boys are bringing you a big sound from the woods !!
 And The Oysterband, the award-winning band who bring passion, power and not a little poetry to folk and roots music. They make modern, folk rock & folk punk based British music, acoustic at heart, sometimes intense, sometimes rocking. Since 1978 they’ve toured in 35 countries – festivals, concerts, bars, rallies, jails, bring ’em on!Â
Track: On The Edge from the Best of The Oysterband
 The 2 Top of the bill bands for Sunday on the main stage are Crystal Balloon , An alternative rock band from Bristol & Chepstow, drawing on a range of influences, the resulting sound is a 21st century take on great Americana rock and roll combined with anthemic Brit Rock/Pop and heartfelt singer songwriter story telling,
Track: Open The Box from their new EP People.
 And headliners The Jive Aces, The UK’s No. 1 Jive Swing Band.
Renowned worldwide for their high-energy spectacular showmanship, their viral video “Bring Me Sunshine†and for being the first live band to reach the final rounds of “Britain’s Got Talentâ€,Â
 There are 3 other stages featuring a variety of different musical tasted, full detail can be found https://colefordmusicfestival.co.uk/news/
 Another event I came across is the Ledbury Fringe, most events are FREE,  now in it’s 3rd year, full details http://ledburyfringe.org.uk/ , it runs in conjunction with Ledbury Poetry festival., 28th June – 8th July. Events are held in various locations around Ledbury.
 Sunday 8th July The Luke Doherty Band are at The Prince of Wales from 4.30
Track: 100 Bricks from the album Six Strings and a Stetson
 On Thursday 5th July evening a duo Appleby Stone 2 members from the local band Appleby Kinsey will play at the St Katherine’s Barn. 8.00 pm
Track: Whole from the album y Appleby Stone Begin Again
 On the Monday 2nd July Talitha Rise will be appearing playing tunes from her new album An Abandoned Orchid House, at St Katherine’s Barn, from 7 with 2 support acts
Track: Orchid House
 New Music from The Black Feathers, Track:The Ghosts Have Eaten Well
Gigs coming up, Ely Folk Festival, 14/15th July, Upton Blues festival 21st July
 A brand new EP from Ethemia Common Ground, Track: Love Crime
Bristol 6th July, Whitney 8th July
 Hour 2
 Outlandos d’Amour is the debut studio album by English rock band The Police, released in November 1978
Track: Hole in my Life
 City to City is a 1978 album and the second studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. It was Rafferty’s first solo release in six years
Track: Waiting for the day
 Heavy Horses is the eleventh studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 10 April 1978
Track: Rover
 Hermit of Mink Hollow is Todd Rundgren‘s eighth solo album, released in 1978. It was his first album to be written and recorded entirely by Rundgren alone
Track: Can we still be friends
 The latest single from Hatti Briggs Track: Up To You
Gigs coming up, Ipswich 1st July, Tunbridge Wells 5th July, Brighton 7th July
Appearing at the Carpenters Arms, Miserdon on the 4th July is Edd Donovan, a track from his Making Mountains Vol 1 album, Track: Who will Show Us.
 Also appearing on 1st August Saskia Griffiths-Moore, a track from her Gentle Heart album, Track: In The Garden
 From his 7th album Lifted Israel Nash, the American singer, songwriter, and guitaristÂ
Track: Hillsides
 Dawes an American folk rock band from Los Angeles, California Passwords is the sixth studio album by American folk rock band Dawes. The album was released on June 22, 2018
Track: Feed the Fire
 Hayley Griffiths is an award winning Soprano and recording artist for both progressive rock and classical crossover genres. She was in a band called Karnataka, but is now going solo, her first single from a forth coming album and live appearance
Track: Auora
Here is a Karnataka track she performed on, Secrets and Angels is the album
Track: Because of You.
 A favourite band of mine is called Unitopia, they have disbanded but left some excellent music
From their Artificial album of 2010 track: What Kind of World.
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