loved it. With so many events it really felt like there was a festival going on - not just a crummy concert
I never knew Fleetwood was so nice - previously I had only been to the folk club there on cold , frostbitten winter evenings in August.

The dancers and their acompanying musicians were terrific. Ken Nicol's guitar workshop was really good - made me want a better guitar - but these are the hazards before us.. The stalls/craft market cost me a fortune but were brilliant. It was great meeting other songwriters in the songwriters workshops. To be honest I couldn't get to see all the things I wanted to see - so many events clashed.

Okay I made a prat of myself doing my opening number at the midnight concert with an untuned guitar, but I am too old to care. so there!

thankyou to the locals (Pete Skinner and martin roche)for telling me to get there - a terrific experience! I recommend it.

all th best

big al whittle