Hi Dave,

I have used an Edirol R1 to record the singaround sessions at the Folk Club I run. That is The Wolf Folk Club at Wolferton in the County of Norfolk in the UK. We meet alternate Thursdays. We normally have between 30 to 36 performers most at a pretty high standard but we have beginners in the mix too.

I choose from the various recordings and make a selection of them available on the club's web page which you can find at www.norfolkfolk.co.uk/Wolferton.htm

You can go there and hear the files if you want. If there are no files there it will be because the next lot is in the process of being uploaded. You will not be able to judge the recording quality of the R1 from what you hear as we keep the recording resolution pretty low so that they are not worth ripping off.

This is all done with the permission of the performers who sign a document for me permitting this to be done so there is no comeback from aggrieved parties. No signature = no exposure and no accusations.
I make no money out of any part of this. Al done for love & enthusiasm.

Next weekend I will be taking part in the intermediate fiddle workshops by Dave Bing here in the UK and will be using the R1 to record the entire session and mastering it up in Wavelab. I do this with Dave's blessing as I provide copies not just for myself but for all who are on the course (and nobody else). Dave will get a copy too of course.

I am pretty pleased with the R1. It has its limitations but is just so portable, not like my Tascam 24 track digital recorder and condenser mics etc.

If you are really keen to see and hear what a normal evening's session is like at the Wolf Folk Club talk to me off-line.

Cheers