I'm just gearing up for playing music at the Dwyle Flunking at Lewes this coming Sunday (24th May). Having decided that the guitars are too cumbersome and too precious to haul along with the chair and (possibly) an umbrella, the question arises: is the tenor banjo or the tenor uke more appropriate for the occasion?

There will, naturally, be melodeons, another banjo and other instruments there, but I've been musing on the relative merits of banjo and uke. The banjo has more of a cutting edge in terms of sound - and more of a cutting edge if wielded to square leg - but the uke is more portable and can be concealed more easily under the jacket if I need to dash for that urgent pee at the John Harvey Tavern.

Decisions, decisions - and Valmai is abandoning this important event for some weird goings-on at Chippenham, just when she's needed...