The session bar looked ok each time I walked thru! There were lots of folks playing lots of instruments in small & large groups.

But I'm not a muso, so can't give you a complete report, tho I joined a fantastic singing group there one evening.

Dunno what your whingers meant by the Singing Session not being join in-ish, I was singing along with choruses all night each night. Do they mean they had no chance of singing a song? That they were lost in the crowd & weren't chosen? To me being part of the choruses is the thing as I can't hold a tune on my own. I love being part of a collection of voices. I love hearing wonderful harmonies around me.

some Festival memories - Bob Fagan to my left, Alex Bishop from Ryebuck on my right!, surrounded by harmony at Bernard Carney's round singing,

I never even went near the stairwell, silly me, cos it's the best singing spot in the whole festival (kills me poor back & legs tho) but I also forgot to have my annual German-sausage-with-saurkraut-in-bun,!! Silly me, I'll have to wait a whole year for both these treats.

sandra