Carly, Sam and I also had a great time at Old Songs. We hadn't been there for quite a few years (Sam hadn't been born yet), and we were delighted to see that it was at least as good as before. We can't help but look at festivals from an organization point of view as well as artistic, and we both thought it was one of the best organized and well run festivals we have been to.

For me one of the best moments of the festival was during the first half of the Friday evening concert. Margaret MacArthur finished her set with "A Bug Squashing Party." During the first chorus she glanced at the signer and started laughing. She said, "I can't look at him" which made the whole audience watch him. She continued to laugh through the rest of the song, and the signer proceeded to put on a great show for the rest of us. It was one of the funniest unplanned moments I have seen on stage.

On Saturday Sam and I went to hear the funny songs workshop which was pretty funny though I can't remember any of the songs. On our way back we passed the Street Corner where there was a northern music jam going on. Sam was grabbed by the hammer dulcimers and decided to stay there - for the rest of the weekend. He could read there while absorbing music. He also got a chance to play around on a hammer dulcimer. I think we may have a convert.