I don't know who Peter saw on Sunday but I couldn't classify anyone I saw as 'average local club talent'.
And as for the Nationals, that's one thing I like about Otley, there is the mix between big acts and upcoming unknowns ready to hit the bigtime. I remember Karine Polwart playing several years ago just as she was becoming famous, what a gig that was. And for one concert to have Chris Sherburn & Denny Bartley, Anna Shannon, and Rosie Doonan & The Snapdragons you couldn't ask for much more.

The Ceilidh was odd, but the same thing happened at Beverley festival this year - must only have been 20ish people there too and as Jim pointed out, they stopped forcing people to go some years back ;-)

Looking forward to next year already.

Snozz