Aggie, you may consider the way Sidmouth has been this year to be going backwards. I,most emphatically,don't. Because the festival was a little smaller and much more relaxed than in recent years, doesn't mean that the many artists who performed, some of them 'big name' professionals, were any less polished than they ever are. This time we had a really good mix of the glossy, professional acts, the smaller, more accessible (but no less polished and professional) acts, and the participatory events. It was a better Sidmouth than it has been for years in some ways....certainly in atmosphere.

And I personally couldn't give a damn whether people laugh at me, or us, just so long as I'm enjoying my music and my festival

Love Lynne