Just to say that personally I won't buy season tickets for festivals as I don't attend concerts etc. but would always be quite happy to pay for a camping and singaround ticket/a more expensive camping charge than season tickets holders - I do appreciate that things have to be paid for. As to the Sat evening in the Wickham I stood in the doorway at aboout 8.30,(leaning on my walking stick) for 3/4 songs and saw no chance of a chair so I left.
As to who runs a singaround and whether it 'works' - I really think it depends much more on the singers who turn up, or not, as the case may be. this is obviously harder to plan in advance at a festival than at a club.
I have nothing 'against' the names that Ray has mentioned but other people could/would make just a good a job. After living 'down south' for about 15 years it's funny how a different 'set' of singaround leaders flourish down there and again I don't think newcomers/strangers are encouraged to have a go.