Toploader headline Brewood Music Festival

Thousands turned out to the four-day Brewood Music Festival, which featured around 30 acts performing over four days at a variety of venues.

On Friday The Move's Trevor Burton wowed crowds as he played a variety of rock and blues numbers at The Swan Hotel.

Among the superbly-played songs performed by the star was an excellent cover of the Bob Dylan hit All Along the Watchtower, which saw the 65-year-old belt out the number with his fantastic voice and impressive riffs.

The following evening saw hundreds of people then descend on St Dominic's High School, where the bill of acts included 90s pop group Toploader and the frontman of 70s band Squeeze, Glenn Tilbrook.

Although Glen's voice had not changed since his wonder days, and his acoustic guitar playing was largely faultless, his acoustic set was a little dull – not that it stopped anyone dancing or singing along to hits including Up The Junction.

Toploader too were good, but despite their professionalism and clear talent, their set was largely unknown – with the exception of course of their nineties number one hit Dancing in the Moonlight.

Instead, the stars of the show were in fact two largely unheard of bands – reggae act By The Rivers and rock and blues trio The Laurence Jones Band.

As frontman Laurence Jones strolled on stage, he looked like nothing more than a skinny young boy fresh out of school. But when he played his electric guitar and revealed a strong, gravelly voice, the show exploded. The 22-year-old simply wreaked of talent, his vocals as shockingly brilliant as his energetic, passionate performance and wonderful guitar skills.

By the Rivers meanwhile, too were incredibly young for their great performance – one which attracted dozens of spectators to the dancefloor, where many of them remained for the rest of the evening. The rain couldn't put anyone off – and the wonderful acts of the evening made sure of it.

By Kirsten Rawlins