Hiya Linda, I did go looking for you and Pistachio but I didn't find you. Don't get me wrong, there was a plethora of good music and singing I just never felt comfortable, whether that says more about me than the others I don't know except I have never been backward at coming forwards but I continually felt like a wasp at a picnic. I certainly feel more comfortable in the home session at York but then i would wouldn't I. I suppose the dynamics are too complex to generalise but I sincerely hope it doesn't put off people new to the genre. As to the Mudcat unofficial gather, I did go in but left before the rolled up newspapers came out!