THE summer may be drawing to a close but never fear - the fun's not over yet, as BerkoFest brings a host of great music to the picturesque town this weekend.

Headlining the one-day festival on Saturday, September 12 is Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook who last played BerkoFest in 2012.

Joining Glenn on the line-up is emerging Watford band The 27, folk-rock duo Zervas and Pepper, the Hackney Colliery Band, Americana group My Darling Clementine and plenty more.

Hannah Worrall caught up with Tom Michell, Henry Parker and David Page from The 27 to chat about making music at the iconic Abbey Road studios, bands their parents listened to and S Club 7...

So, who are you and what do you do?

Tom and Henry play guitar, David plays bass and all three of us sing. Also we have a drummer whom I think is called Alex, but he’s not here.

When and where did you meet?

At various gigs and through various bands we’ve worked with in the past.

When did you form the band?

Well we’ve been together for about a year, but we’ve spent most of that time recording and rehearsing so we haven’t been 'out there' until the last month.

What is the story behind the sound?

Just trying to make the biggest sound possible out of three voices, two guitars and one bass, without cheating.

Who are your influences?

The Beatles and S Club 7.

What’s your current favourite song you like to perform live and why?

I don’t think we have one, seeing as we each sing different songs it’s quite hard to choose. Probably one with lots of harmonies though.

Tell me about your fans, what are they like?

They are really - (puts on sunglasses) - cool.

Do you have any bizarre fan moments you can share?

Well Tom has a life-sized cardboard cut-out of Henry in his house. We don’t know why.

What inspires your music?

Life.

How do you write your songs? What's the process?

I wish we knew! I think someone picks up a guitar and a pen and over the course of a few days a song emerges, but it’s different each time. We don’t use computers though it definitely an organic process.

What have you learnt most about being a musician?

Don’t expect to get paid.

When you were starting out in music what jobs did you have to do to make ends meet?

Well I think we’ve all managed to make some form of living out of music. But we’ve all had small jobs to tide us over but they’re too painful to talk about right now :).

Has following you’re dream as a musician had an impact on your close friends and family?

I think our respective careers have definitely affected the people around us, it’s a very hard way to make a living and anyone who cares about you should be worried. But then it just becomes a part of you and what you are and as long as you’re still alive people get used to it.

Where do you like to hang out where you live now and why?

The pub, because of the booze.

What did you learn at school outside the classroom?

Everything we know today.

Did the music your parents listened to affect your style?

I think all our parents listened to music from the 60s and 70s but no particular genre. I think listening to music from a time when making music was a real art form definitely had a big influence on us.

Did you have any musical instruments growing up at home?

Well David started playing guitar when he was eight. Tom's first instrument was a triangle in the Stewkley Village Hall production of Captain Hook and Henry started playing guitar when he was 13.

What was the first album you ever bought?

No one can really remember but Henry thinks his first one was After The Goldrush by Neil Young.

What’s on your rider at gigs?

Cake.

What’s your favourite drink?

Beer.

What is the most rock and roll thing you’d like to buy or do?

We’d all like to buy a model village.

What's next for you?

Well we’re recording at Abbey Road later on this month which we are really looking forward to.

BerkoFest, Berkhamsted Cricket Club, Castle Hill, Berkhamsted, Saturday, September 12, 12pm to 6pm. Details: berkofest.com