I think that John has made a good point. Firstly, you can see many of the 'household' names at many other festivals across the country. Eg I was very much entertained by Jim Moray's huge input and hard work into the recent IVFDF weekend in Bristol but ... do I really want to see him at Sidmouth with Mowtown, Transports, Privateers etc etc. Diverse and creative programming vs saturation has to take into consideration the national picture with regards to performance. Sidmouth cannot just rely on 'the lambs' going to Sidmouth purely because it is 'Sidmouth' ... that would be taking a very arrogant viewpoint.