Can you possibly, please, for future years, set up an email list for songwriters in this part of Scotland, and maybe beyond, to receive more than 5 days' warning of the event? I missed it completely last year, and could possibly have come this year, given a bit more notice. Or even consider setting up a website for songwriters' groups?
Suggest you post on www.footstompin.com which would get you more of a Scottish distribution. I am on the Foakies (Edinburgh) email list, but haven't heard about it through this channel either.
BTW, I think I'm more than budding, probably in the "autumn leaves begin to fall" category now!
TB