Interesting thread! I wasn't there, but I go to a festival to enjoy myself, I am not too bothered if I don't get to sing, at most sing sessions, there are great chorus songs for people to join in with, I have been to fabulous sing arounds where I didn't get to lead the singing. I also play and have been to great sessions, both with and without singing. The concern about the gents toilets being invaded by ladies made me smile, I have been guilty of that myself in the past, but I did send my old man in first to avoid upsetting any sensitive males. It reminded me of Wadebridge festival of old, when the best sing around used to be in the gents loo on the camp site late at night, when the camp site was at the school, before the arrival of the portaloos, its amazing how many people you can get into a gents loo, and what great acoustics!!!!!!
Cheers, Lucy.