Many thanks to all the organisers, stewards, performers and participants for a superb Folk Week. Whitby is wonderfully democratic. It puts a lot of emphasis on people taking part, joining workshops and making musical experiments which result in some splendid cross-fertilization. For me, playing and singing with other people is as important as sitting listening to performances because making folk music is a social activity. (Sorry if that sounds pretentious.)

Valmai (Spare Parts Concertina Band)