Yes, Al Barron will certainly be there.

I've just had some sad news from David Lowther of Without a Net - he's had a death in his family and can't make the Festival. A huge loss for us, but we send our very best regards to him and his family.

Replacing Without a Net will be Kitty Lie Over (Annie Brown on fiddle and Mike Dowler on clarinet and pennywhistle) who promise to rearrange our notions of traditional Irish tunes.

The schedule for the Festival is now up on our website - please visit us!

Jon Bartlett