Guardian Music — Pyramid stage"Yeah, I'm happy to be here," shrugs Paul Simon. "I've got a throat infection so if I'm not at the top of my game, that's the reason."Well, they say get your excuses in early. Not that Simon needed to apologise – at least not at first.... more info

NME — Singer/songwriter plays in the sunshine at Worthy Farm more info

Guardian Music — Royal Concert Hall, NottinghamThis week has seen the pop tribe's elders out in force. Bob Dylan (70) played a blinder at London's Feis festival last Saturday, followed by Van Morrison (65) the following night. At Glastonbury, a stage has been set asi... more info

Guardian Music — Readers' favourite photographs, songs and recipesSnapshot: My gran, a police pioneer My grandmother, Dina Dassa-Lyons, was born in Poland in 1910, a time of great antisemitism. At 16, she joined the Zionist youth movement and went to live in Israel,... more info

Sky News — Singer Paul Simon has told Sky News he hopes to be re-united on stage with Art Garfunkel for a final farewell tour. more info

Guardian Music — Former Mean Fiddler boss Vince Power prepares return to stock market with new venture that promotes Hop Farm and Benicàssim eventsThese days the done thing at festivals is to relive the past: golden oldies Paul Simon, Don McLean and BB King are amon... more info

ContactMusic — John Lennon once turned to Art Garfunkel for advice about a possible Beatles reunion in the mid-1970s. Garfunkel had set aside his ongoing feud with Paul Simon for a series of reunion concerts and Lennon wanted to pump him for information about the g... more info

Topix — What do Paul Simon, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock and Bill Cosby know about zydeco and Cajun music? Not a whole lot, although Simon recorded zydeco legend Rockin' Dopsie on his landmark album from 1987, "Graceland." But Simon, Santana and other star... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran singer Paul Simon has offered fans the chance to win a one-to-one songwriting session with him as part of a charity auction. One lucky devotee will be able to hone their writing skills with the Grammy award winner or receive a guitar lesson f... more info

Guardian Music — 12 August 1986: Number 42 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicUntil he travelled to apartheid-era South Africa in February 1985, Paul Simon seemed an unlikely candidate for political controversy. He had heard a ca... more info