As ever, festival what you made of it- agree about Terrafolk- thought I'd give them a quick listen but was stunned by skill & presentation.
Highlight for me was Keith Kendrick's gathering in the Methodist Church, singing songs from the seasons- so many strong voices and the warmth that he generates. Tom & Barbara's singaround was also excellent, with the new venue a real winner- the management in the cultural centre was sympathetic & everyone could sing without distraction- so many guests made the journey to contribute too. Lynne & Pat's harmonies made hair stand on end! T & B's canversation with the upcoming John & Jon made a lot of sense. I've a lot of sympathy for sound men faced with many varied demands- think the wonder is they get so much right on the hoof!
There is always so much going on that you can look in the programme and see dozens of odamimissdits - and can hit accidental encounters like Bekk & Hank from US, who were real strong in pub gigs. Most of all, it was a friendly week with some great singing in the Nep and elsewhere- still needs a participatory song club somewhere where we can all play along together, possibly...but here's to next year...