I'm staying local this year and going to G&F. They've got a great line-up and the all-night sessions are always entertaining.

For Guest Anne & Bubblyrat. The Queens Hotel is still going strong and is renowned as the best Real Ale pub for miles around. Doesn't have music nowadays but the landlady Sue runs a superb corner boozer. Probably the best in Gosport apart from The Clarence where the Easter Festival host their farewell session on Easter Monday.

There's a couple of new sessions in Gosport, the Kings Head on Brockhurst Road having just started-up to join the weekly sessions in the Fighting Cocks and The Clarence. Shep Woolley is also hosting some gigs at the Thorngate Halls. Seems the Gosport & Fareham Easter Festival (now in its 16th year I believe) has helped boost traditional music all-year-round in this area. As the birthplace of the great Cyril Tawney, Gosport is a good place to be.