If I get meself to any folk festivals this coming 2009 - and I'm intending to - the liklihood is that I'll be doing it solo, alonesome, bymyownself.

My thoughts on that are that solo could be fine (especially if I work for a ticket, 'cos thats a good way to connect to other people), but that I aught to target festivals which may be a bit more 'intimate', and with a definite relaxed friendly vibe which'd make it a bit more comfy for me going as a solo person, and also hopefully make it easy for me to informally socially hook-up with others.

I'm not nervous of going to a couple of festivals alone, but atmospheres at any kind of 'do' are tough to judge unless you have a bit of a heads-up. And so I'd rather go to something that someone might recommend with a relaxed warm vibe, than find myself feeling a bit stranded in a sea of strangers.

Catpeepthorticals as ever appreciated, Rosie