Clare Teal: Busy, busy, busy as every night turns out to be music night

Recording in Brussels was great fun; Muddy and I got to further our knowledge of Belgian beer and chocolate.

Wednesday was Radio 2’s 2day, highlighting the diversity of the station, culminating in a big live concert starring Jools Holland and his orchestra and the Radio 2 all-star band, including Paul Jones, Huey Morgan, Jamie Cullum and, er, myself.

Introduced by Sir Terry Wogan, from the BBC Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, it was just as much fun as it sounded.

Thursday found us “oop north” for our Middlesbrough debut, and Friday was spent making radio shows in Birmingham.

Up early on Saturday, wellies at the ready for Glastonbury. I have never seen so much mud. In fact, three days and many showers later I am still finding mud where mud simply should not be.

I was playing at Bourbon St Jazz and Blues, a fantastic venue run by Andy and Sue Fielding – a wonderful couple from Huddersfield.

On Sunday, I was singing as part of John Wilson’s Tea Dance at the Royal Festival Hall Ballroom, for Radio 3. John is a phenomenally talented young conductor taking the world by storm.

August bank holiday sees his third BBC Prom featuring, the music of Hollywood, televised from the Royal Albert Hall.

I am thrilled to say that John is conducting the CBSO for the gala opening of this year’s Harrogate Summer Festival on Thursday.

I have had the honour of curating part of this year’s programme, which includes the BBC Big Band, singer- songwriter Paloma Faith, saxophonist Soweto Kinch, an evening with brilliant writer Kate Atkinson, plus, on July 30, I will be performing a special concert celebrating the Great British Songbook, presented by Sir Michael Parkinson with special guests Ian Shaw and the legendary saxophonist and former MD to James Brown and Van Morrison, Pee Wee Ellis.

I love festivals like Harrogate, they promote a carnival-like atmosphere and, more importantly, they encourage all sorts of people to listen to all kinds of music, drama and poetry.