I, too, am at Tinkers and I won't repeat Noreen's details of where we have been and what we will be doing ...
All I can say is that we've had a wonderful time and have so many fantastic memories. Just one of them was swapping concertina experiences and tunes with Chris Koldewey and teaching him the Rochdale Coconut Dance and the Top Top Polka. (Chris is the friend of Joy Bennet, a Johnson Girl) and he is a shantyman at Mystic Seaport). I look forward to seeing them both at Lancaster Shanty Festival next Easter and will be pleased to catch the Johnson Girls' tour in July/Aug, which includes Warwick, Sidmouth and Broadstairs Folk Festivals.
The main impression, however is one of a very generous and welcoming set of folkies. Such big hearts!
"Storms hang about the closing day ...!"
Alan
* There is a storm warning at present.