Tyke was indeed there, in full song and on very good form, when I and some others went over to the Elephant at about 10.00pm ish and it were grand to see 'im.

We had a brill sesh and the whole pub seemed to join in and really enloyed it. Turfing out time from the pub was indeed about 2.00am and then we headed to The Old Bridge only to find it shut up.
So me and a few other rascals headed to The Nook for a night cap.

There is no need to question Tyke's account or diss him because what he says is true.

And don't worry Tyke we are all up for it to provide a little more help for you to 'drink the pub dry' next year.

Good on ya.

Chris

P.S Why did The Old Bridge Hotel close so early this year compared to previous festivals? It did displease many good and loyal festival goers. We lost the tradition of Ray's wibberly wobberly walk back to the campsite from there!

Tyke's 'drink the bar dry' session in The Elephant was posted on the website but not in the printed programme so many folks looking for a singaround would not have been aware of it.

Although it was colour-coded on the website as a free singaround/musician/open session etc ( I forget the true description)why was it promoted as a 'drink the bar dry' session? This just sounds like one big piss up and is very misleading and could have put people off from attending.
Why not just call it 'a singaround with George Clarke' which describes what it was and is far less confusing?

I apologise big time Cath if you think I am nit-picking, being pedantic or criticising you personally. I am not. I am just offering what I hope is some constructive, and hopefully practical advice, for next year's festival. Please accept it in good spirit in the manner in which it is intended.
Many thanks.

Chris