I have the greatest regard for Whitby ff organisers, for potential audience and for the performers

I passed comment that now this 2009 festival is over they could start on 2010 ~ was told started in May 2009 for 2010!!

The programme was BIG and caters largely for traditional devotees and they were there in abundance including a number of Scottish based performers and one or two Irish and Welsh (well Michael O'Leary Johns!)

The Irish singer Tom? I had seen and heard at Bradfield trad festival earlier is a very stylistic singer (not billed)

Juggling venues, artists, mc's, stewards non arrivals must be a nightmare and organisers need iron constitution

Ideas and feedback are vital and I heard or some cock ups and filled in feedback forms ~ certainly about conflicts with the regatta

The regatta depends on tides, but Wff needs certainty of dates from year to year

Accommodation is at a premium and to have the same week for both is ridiculus!

Folk week relies heavily on committed volunteers and regard for folk music

In any organisation of this type the work, falls on few and dedicated shoulders

Good work for 2009, well done to all and lets hope they can iron out one or two problems

Some new names this year like Hissyfit in more contemporary vein sat well along side
Dave and Julie Evardson and John Conolly

Bryony Griffith and Will Hampson, Matt Quinn, Sam Lee and Sam Pirt from the younger end too of music and and song

Contact names for roles such as artists, stewards, sponsorship and adverts needed here too (yes they were in the programme) and the website should remain active for 2010 ~ perhaps!!)with this information

Just some thoughts

Ray Padgett