I may be being rather simplistic, but has Sidders got to big for its own good? Big bands, big names, but where is the variety, I hate to harp back to my previous comment, it seems that the festival is focused on bands/acts that will bring in the pounds. Yes the festival must be a viable buiness, but it has lost the reason for its exestance? International! Not just a Bangra Troupe from Brum, or a Harmony Group from South Africa.

Lets get the Whole thing back together, a little less of the big names, and a lot more of what makes the folk world tick.

A team from Poland, Iceland ,Danmark(Sorry,Denmark), Spain, Bermuda, Chillie, how many small teams of traditional dancers and musicans are we missing out on? Yes, their team may not be as pro as the bigger groups, but could their version be closer to the original?

Just a thought....

Wassail! Chris