The FILO is a handy venue where you can either be assured of a song at lunchtime as it is quite quiet and the evenings are usually busy and full.

I ended up doing instrumental stuff almost the whole time - would have liked to both listen to and do a bit of singing but my voice was shot after pollen allergies all summer and staying in a cottage full of mould.

I was unimpressed with the Fleece's attitude. Leaving 20 customers standing on the pavement waiting for them to open up (as they did for Joey Oliver's Will Atkinson workshop) isn't very professional.

A lot of venues had a crap selection of drinks compared with previous years. The Conservative Club being the worst. I'm hardly a beer buff, but even I can tell when the bar management aren't trying.