I was always put off by the business model of previous organisers (what committee?) and the length and the cost (financial &/or stewarding cost) I am considering next year but the news seems to have died on e-ceilidh and it was not as boyant as I would hope.

Now how do other festivals survive on grants much less than 60,000 and ticket prices per day a lot lower? - the time put in by the festival director usually.

I trust Steve Heap has paid-of his mortgage taken-out to underwrite the annus mudlarkus