I thought it was wonderful - the improvement in the weather on Saturday and Sunday was a bonus.

I was talking to Alan White just before I left on Sunday - he thinks the new Folk Club format was a success. Given that there are 3 sings happening simultaneously, and the Middle Bar does run as a singaround, which goes round the room and then picks up latecomers, I think it's valid to have one venue where people can sing more than one song (although there were so many singers that some nobly gave up their chance of a second song to allow another singer to get on).

I discovered again that people I've known for years from festivals have Mudcat persona too - like EmmaB. Many Middle Bar singers are Catters and vice versa, so there was an MBS and /or Catter on nearly every table at the banquet (including Cllr on the top table with the aristos).

Roll on next year's Wail!

Kitty