and the festival organisers who are often paid by the pub owners to engage the acts.

Once again an undeserved attack on the hundreds, if not thousands, of festival organisers, such as my colleagues and I, who have never made a penny out of the countless hours of work, dedication and grief of trying to run a festival. In fact, we have more often been out of pocket than breaking even and are often abused by both audience and artists alike. Captainswing, little wonder you agree with Lizzie. You are indulging in the same pastime. Engaging mouth before putting brain in gear.

DtG