Glad we have two Young Folk semi-finalists in this thread; there's not much more to be said, really, in answer to the subject line. My daughter's band were in the semi-finals last year, and came back equally enthused.

However, guys, let me put a question to you which Roy Bailey raised at Sidmouth this year: why is it that the young folk performers seem much more heavily involved in the tunes, and show almost no interest in songs dealing with "social" issues, which have played so large a part in the Folk revival (at least in the UK)?

Perhaps Roy's got it wrong, but it does strike me that even where younger performers DO sing, the songs they choose rarely address "social" questions.

And do let us know if you got through to the finals!

G.