You beat me to it, Mr T! Bedford (Lincoln Arms, Goldington Green) is very friendly, and welcomes newcomers, first-timers, not-very-good-yet-but-shows-potentialers, and the rest of us, of course; not strictly non-smoking except during concerts; concerts about once a month, all other nights are sing-arounds; most of the audience are singers or musicians; and, unlike in its previous incarnation, the bar is a l-o-n-g way from the club room. On top of that, the bar is rarely crowded, there's a car park, and it's in a quiet area. If they fixed the hand-driere in the gents it would be perfect!

St Neots has always been very good when I've been; it's a bit of a trek, so I don't go as often as I'd like. They have guests most weeks plus floorsingers, and a singaround about once a month; a very friendly bunch, and some good performers.

The unaccompanied song session in Stony Stratford is good fun too. It's astonishing how many good singers there are in the area. (Good musos too, but I don't go to music sessions.)