GUEST,Festival Organiser

I would point to Bromyard and many other festivals where you will see many sessions populated by people wearing season tickets. In fact if there were no ceilidhs my choices would be limited. I steward to put something back - but for that I use the ticket for camping, free sessions and ceilidhs (when I have the free time) - ask others and you will get a mix of free shows - cruising, schmoozing and events - rarely all ticketed. It needs the rounded list and if that means some get a free show - well the casual performers have as much say in it as organisers - don't I? Anyway sessions work best in the public domain (all meanings meant).

I do Bridgnorth - now Shrewsbury - because the organisers treat me more like folk than anything I experienced at Towersey and the two are comparable in many ways. But it has to be said - big undertakings are "entertainment". "Folk" is Joe public entertaining themselves - freely. Loose sight of that and you no longer have folk.