'lo folks, I've nipped out from the pub to pen this missive. The weekend has been great. The music last night was absolutely cracking - I was torn about which room I should listen in as everywhere I went there was such an amazing standard. Thanks very much to all who turned up, old friends and new. It was an honour to have the Norn Iron musicians there again, and a pleasure to have met with the Mudcatters once more (especially since we even got surprise Mudcat visitors - more names to faces!). I would like to say I was taking sneaky pictures, but there was nothing surreptitious about it - my camera has a flash that'd burn out your retinas at 500 yards.

Anyway, soon as I've deposited the raffle proceedings (around 60 quid) into my high security bank vault (a jar in the kitchen) I'll be back down t'pub to gatecrash the regular monthly comhaltas session and drink restorative hot whiskeys.

Don't forget - this weekend next year for "Loughstock 80" (my 30th and the lovely Bassic's 50th).