I'll be at Sidmouth 2005 as an artist as I have been at 6 previous festival between 1976 to 2004.

I like the diversity of the festival and, when the programme permits, go to concerts (both large and small), workshops, sessions, dances and displays and also visit the shops for instruments and CDs. This includes international performers. I realise that others may have more focussed interests.

It would be possible to have smaller festival whilst retaining the diversity (concerts, sessions, workshops, dances, international content etc), or have a large festival and narrow the focus for example to performance rather than participation.

For me, keep the diversity at whatever scale is viable.

Mitch