In the middle of their hectic annual winter tour, Fairport Convention announce their line-up this week for this year's Cropredy - with a few surprises in store. Among them are a band associated with a very different era, Supergrass, who hail from Wheatley, and Midge Ure, the former Ultravox member making his first appearance at the festival.

Topping the bill on the Friday night with a two-hour slot is a crowd-puller from the folk-rock world, the Levellers, who recently won the award for Festival Feel-Good Act.

Among the other attractions returning by popular demand are the Muffin Men, led by former Mothers of Invention drummer Jimmy Carl Black, Joe Brown, accompanied by surprise guest Dave Edmunds, and 1970s cult band, Stackridge.

As ever, there is a strong folk element, with the highlight being the Irish singer-songwriter Paul Brady making an appearance. Folk Singer of the Year Julie Fowlis, a performer of Gaelic songs, is also on the bill as is the inspiring talents of John Tams, joined by Barry Coope, of Coope, Boyes and Simpson, who have been voted Best Duo at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Tams was associated with the highly successful National Theatre staging of Larkrise to Candleford in the 1970s and it seems in keeping with the revival of interest in Flora Thompson's story that Fairport Convention founder member Ashley Hutchings presents his music from that production.

Cropredy, near Banbury, takes place on August 7-9. Tickets are available from March 1 from www.fairportconvention.com A commemorative DVD capturing Fairport's 40th anniversary year in 2007 has been released to coincide with the band's present tour and includes 17 tracks filmed live at last year's successful and emotional Cropredy festival.

Fairport at Forty, made by Mike Rowbottom, has interviews with past band members and includes contributions from Jools Holland and Frank Skinner.

There is an opportunity to catch the band on the tour and buy a copy of the DVD at The Centre, Leamington Spa, on Sunday. Call 01926 334418 for tickets.