There were the usual three acts. Ted Barnes, a Daylight stalwart had brought other Daylight stalwarts, the brilliant Samantha Waites and Gill Sandell (though sadly underused today). Julia Biel and Me For Queen. All complementing each other and all great.

I was photographing this one for Daylight. The other photographers were unavailable this week. I have to admit. I was hoping not to as I was trying to keep track of the final day of the Championship (Boro lost and didn’t get into the playoffs). I was expecting to take breaks from photographing to catch up on the football scores, but I wasn’t expecting to be knocked off my feet by one of the performers. It was Me For Queen’s song about her feelings after a miscarriage that was beautifully devastating. As a man, I can never understand the pain. But the song opened the door slightly on the pain and loss experienced after a miscarriage. It was truly special. It is these little moments that make Daylight so special.

A full set of photographs is available on Daylight Music’s Facebook page

For Daylight’s 10th Anniversary, they put on a ‘Mystery Edition’, featuring artists from throughout their 10 years. They decided to repeat it this year. It’s a bold move to put on a session neither you or your artists can advertise. The risk is no one turns up. Thankfully, yesterday, there was an audience who were lucky enough to see a truly eclectic mix of music that highlighted the best of Daylight, with everything from Bowie, to a classical piece featuring organ and cello

There was a theme, love in all it’s forms and each artist was asked to play a song or piece that reflected some aspect of love. Cunning Folk expressed his love for David Bowie, playing Modern Love. Terry Edwards and Paul Cuddeford covered My Funny Valentine. There was even the music of love, a tango from David Zucchini and Inigo Mikeleiz-Berrade. Overall, it worked really well.

Closing the afternoon was the comic dance troupe ‘The Action Men’ with their take on a run away bride. Silly, but fun.