Here is a good example of an opportunity missed - in a sense by me. Last night we went to Chorlton Irish Club in Manchester to the North West Irish Pipers event. Workshops in the day and this concert at night:


Irish Music at its best

This would have been the ideal event at which to mention the Irish Session that happens at Lloyds pub every Monday - and has done at various pubs in Chorlton for 30 or 40 years. A number of other sessions could have been mentioned.

This is in no way a criticism of the organisers of a brilliant event. Great workshops and amazing collections of pipers, fiddlers etc. etc. It was only in the middle of the excitement - and clearly too late that I thought about my "Can the famous give a shout to Folk Club" campaign.