I feel obliged to apologise to all concerned, re playing saxophone in the six bells ,since obviously my enthusiasm for the instrument runs ahead of my abilities. There is a point to discuss, I feel about this. I started playing folk 36 years ago, and during that time I have sung ,played guitars, in various tunings, taken up the accordeon, changed to 1 > 2 > 3 > 2.5 row melodeons, and played as many different styles as have taken my fancy, well enough to play on local radio, and guesting at folk clubs in my time etc. etc. For reasons unknown to myself I feel that this instrument is the one I wish to express myself on at the present time, because it can be more chromatic and expressive, and given time and patience I confidently expect it will become less and less a racket. The main catch is the decibels, and musical ideas running ahead of technique. Oh for a standard English session a la old swan type tunes where I could just have a good time belting out standards, and allow others leeway to experiment too. Thanks to those of you who do put up with me ,your tolerance is much appreciated. I have much less difficulty playing my Bb saxes which seem to play in tune without problems, and I fit in reasonably well in Bandamania -run by Sue Harris, and the band in question is playing at Wheaton Aston festival this weekend. Its always easy to stick to what you do best, but musical lives have their own tides and have to grow . Through playing this particular instrument I have learned to read and write music, and deepen my appreciation of music generally. Charity begins in the session. Dont be musical snobs, come on over and meet me. I can provide ear plugs!