Just back from Spiers's and Boden's gig at the Arms. It really lifts the spirits. The only dissappointment was that there wasn't time to get on all the excellent performers from the audience to do floor spots even with all the residents standing back to allow time as is our policy. Their workshops went well as well.

Following on from Thursday at the Oak when Noel Dumbrell, a delightful local singer, was joined for one song by his ten year old grandson singing and playing banjo, and Chippenham Festival last weekend, it's been a good week.

Now it's back to fairly normal with the Sunday afternoon session run by Valmai's husband Meic tomorrow (er, this) afternoon, the John Harvey Tavern session on Tuesday and, of course, Will Duke's session a week on Monday.

Might go to see Tom McConville, Claire Mann and Aaron Jones in Crawley tomorrow night but I've got to find time to practice the stuff for Teignmouth Festival in a couple of weeks.

I won't bother to plug next Saturday at the Arms because it's already sold out.

It's great to be living at a time when the folk scene is so vigorous.

Bryan Creer (Lewes Arms Folk Club resident and member of Spare Parts concertina band as I'm sure a lot of people already knew).