Pictures from the above mentioned Special Night at the Jug are viewable here.. Click here
I have included the time stamp from my camera on some of them (and from others I havent included) from which it can clearly be seen that throughout the evening there was space and seating available for any musicians to join that might have wished to. I have always felt very welcome at the Jug by both existing and new friends whether mudcatters or not, Otherwise why would I bother to travel from London for an overnight stop?? to Gossip?, can do that on the Internet, without leaving home ,thank you...The reason is simple, to hear friends play their music, and to sing with them ( I love to sing) and if the talk gets in the way of the music, the "talkers" went(or were sent) in the other bar this has been MY experience (at the Jug as well as elsewhere) any way...
My Thanks to all who made me feel welcome... Especially to Bill and his wife Lorna for their hospitality,
and to those xenphobes who think so parochially... well, I think you represent the antithesis of everything the Mudcat represents, which is striving (very sucessfully) to bring people with skills and interests in a wide range of Folk and Roots Music , together to play, sing, talk, and interact, and thus to promote a better understanding of Life and OUR Music... and I am sorry if my visit offended you , but If the choice is offending you or enjoying visiting the Jug and friends....