Captain Birdseye: not this year, but there often are people specialising in all of those styles. It wouldn't be possible to cover every existing style every year (as I know from helping to run the series of all-day workshops at the Lewes Arms).

Robin: teaching by ear is very valuable as not many people do it. Will Duke, a brilliant player who doesn't read, has done a couple of workshops at the Arms on the tunes of Scan Tester for all instruments, and both sold out.

The pub sessions in Witney this year were particularly lively and carried on into the small hours thanks to the goodwill of the Eagle Tavern (not to be confused with the Eagle Vaults, which is an entirely different establishment). The landlord also invited people to play in the lunchtimes as well as on Friday night and on Saturday after the main concert by the tutors.

Valmai
(Lewes Arms Folk Club)