Shropshire Magazine

Katie Melua on stage in The Quarry, Shrewsbury, in July.

The mud is Glastonbury-deep. The clouds are duller than a Gordon Brown speech. The rain has been falling steadily all day. But through the murk and gloom, one diminutive young woman shines magnesium-bright. Katie Melua is in Shrewsbury to play an open-air concert for thousands of local fans.

Dressed immaculately against an unseasonal chill, Katie Melua is resplendent.

Best of all, Katie agreed to meet The Shropshire Magazine exclusively for a photoshoot by Mike Hayward, prior to the gig, and Andy Richardson was given an exclusive backstage pass to talk to the musical sensation.

You can read the full story in August’s issue of The Shropshire Magazine, available at outlets throughout the county.