AGREED Mr Red! What a fantastic week! I have been going to Sidmouth since 1989 and have seen many changes. I couldn't fit in a quarter of the events/free sings and sessions that I would have liked.

Loads of young musicians and exciting singers and dancers along with spaces for the "older" traddies (like myself in part!).

Sidmouth remains the kind of experience where everyone can have a completely different festival - as expensive or inexpensive as suits. See Mr Red's comments for a meer glimpse of the range of pursuits, I won't list again but you get the picture.

It is some time since I returned to Mudcat and it is a shame to see that there are still so many pointless, negative musings across the threads. I'd love to see people offering ideas and suggestions for festivals/events they liked better that we all might try out instead of purely doing down other people's experiences.

Alie