When the Wayside Serenaders are not attempting to make music on the street, they are mostly to be found with their noses in books, so when one of the volunteers who run the lovely Shenstone Library asked if we’d like to play outside, we jumped at the chance.

The occasion is the Shenstone Village Festival, a biennial event in this vibrant village just to the south of the A5 from Lichfield. The organisers are promising it will be “bigger and better” this year. Events will include flowers displays in the churches, a pet show at the Trinity Church, and more than 15 open gardens.

The festival is on Saturday and Sunday, 29-30 June, and on Saturday there will be stalls, children’s events and games on the Glebe, while Sunday’s programme includes a classic car and bike display. There will also be a number of exhibitions, including art works in the library.

The Serenaders will be playing either in front of or behind the library on Saturday between 2pm and 4pm, and there is seating in both areas just in case you are able to stand more than a few moments of our random noises.

A £5 programme gets you entrance to the open gardens and other things, though of course the Serenaders come for free… who would possibly pay us, other than to go away?

Full details of the Shenstone Village Festival are here.