Some of the folks who will be at Old Songs this year:

Tom Paxton
Rose Tattoo (Never heard of 'em, but Old Songs page says "Trains, tramps and traditions - songs from the hobo jungle")
Les Barker
Roy Book Binder
Norman Kennedy
David Jones
John Roberts & Tony Barrand
Chris Newman and Maire Ni Chathasaigh
Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies
NexTradition
Margaret MacArthur
Craobh Rua
Barrachois
Bob Franke

...and me.
I can't WAIT, and Kendall, I can't wait to hear you singing up a storm. I think you'll be fine by then. Hell, I guess you'd be a whole lot better just knowing you're on the road back. Don't piss off the doctors until AFTER the surgery!