Skip , I agree with you to a certain extent , but there is a Hell of a lot of 'networking' at sidders ,as well as some incredible sessions . Whatever your particular preference in Folk is , you ought to find it in at least ONE of the pubs during the week . The English Tune is in The Radway all week The Irish Tune is Top bar at the Anchor
all week , Unaccompanied Singing in the Middle Bar at the Anchor all week , a 'sit in a circle' singaround at The Faulkner every evening and Mixed sessions at The Swan and The NewTavern ,as well as The Bedford which usually has TWO sessions going at a time . Then there are the Theatre Bar and a lot of Movable sessions in other pubs .