Wet weather failed to dampen the spirits of thousands of folk music fans attending this year's Cropredy Festival.

Around 20,000 fans from around the world descended on a field in north Oxfordshire to pay homage to Fairport Convention and other big folk names.

After heavy rain on Thursday, the clouds largely stayed away, with rain only resuming in earnest as the campsites were emptying yesterday. The festival - the 27th - had been still in doubt as late as May 1 because of foot and mouth disease.