if you can't say anything nice about musicians, then best not to say anything at all,

Scene: outside the Bedford in Sidmouth,
madlizziecornish: Through one window are musicians, through the other, PJD.
And so on . . .

Actually, I'm intervening here merely to forestall Frau Krump from entering the fray with her Festival Artistic Director hat on.
Point is, madlizziecornish, what grounds have you to utter a single word about artistic merit and creative programming?

Exactly.

Do go away and read the message Simon Care, with exemplary patience, has written for you on the EFDSS thread.