Warwick has grown under the shepherdship of Dick Dixon, and his son is taking over much of it.

Upton upon Severn would be considered a small festival and though Ceri is not exactly a teenager she has been a musician since nappies and joined the committee this year. Her father started and made Bromyard. The whole family get involved each year, still.

With some festivals maybe there is the clue in "dynasty". That may be the Achilles heel of Shrewsbury but I know little (or wish to) of the hierarchy there. Cambridge ditto.

Then there is the IBM effect. IBM are not a small company, and the Watsons were a family, but the name is not on everybodies' lips these days. Unless you are into niche markets. Even folk has niche markets.

The French do things differently, one week at Gennetines proved a committee there can think properly. And it was FUN! If you dance.