Hi Julie B and John from Hull. Have you tried the Whitby Hiring Fair. This year it is on Sunday 18 at the Football club just on the edge of town. It starts around 12 to 12.30ish and consists of around 12 different acts, each playing for about 15mins. It is free and you don't have to be an agent/folk club or festival organiser/hirer to get in. Someone said to me last year that they have been going to the Whitby fest for years and never miss the hiring fair, they think it's one of the best gigs.
Check it out. We had a ball last year and it gave us an insite into what other acts were doing, their delivery etc, etc. We have our names down to perform there again this year and apart from that it realy is a great afternoons worth of entertainment.
Carole - OUTSIDER