Sorry to hear that the festival is not what it was - we haven't been as a side for about 4 years now, but when we did go it was great. To echo the point about the streets being safe, we had an impromptu ceilidh in the main street after closing time one night with a scratch band of any musician who happened to walk by with an instrument, and any caller who felt the urge (or was sufficiently sober to be coherent!)It doesn't sound as if that would be feasible these days which is a shame - it's one of my fondest memories of the place.