I second jojofolkagogo - I object paying for tickets when I don't go into concerts ( much prefer singarounds) That's why I've stopped going to Bedworth, even as a retired early booked ticket was £19, a lot of money for a weekend of singarounds and no I havn't ever stewarded, I don't want to loose any time in the singarounds. There are lots of festivals where you can't camp without season tickets and you can't find reasonably priced places to stay and even some like Bedworth where you can't go into a singaround without a season ticket.
I have ran singarounds and do think it's funny when 'only the favoured few' end up running them. They've told me that it's work, running singarounds that is, well all I can say is why not share the work among more people!!
There are several song weekends which are free or nearly free, Barnsley at Easter comes to mind as the first one and of course Denaby on the weekend of the 8th - 10th September the only charge is for camping with quite a few in between!!!
I don't object to paying towards folk festivals and either make a donation or buy lots of raffle tickets because I do understand that things have to be paid for but still don't see why singers in singarounds or even musicians in sessions should susidise concert goers. There I feel better for that now!!!