Twas ever such in The Six Bells, Alan, which is why one of the best seshes around here went into terminal decline.

I, too, am interested to see how the ECMW goes. It is, of course, being run at the same time as the 'Midsummer Rejoicing' organised by The Shropshire Bedlams. It would have been good to see how the BCFW would have fared if it could have been tied in somehow - it never happened for some reason.

It just occurred to me as well, bearing in mind Crane Driver's comments, that the local folkies also didn't support the folk club started by Sal a few months ago - even though they wouldn't have had to do anything apart from turn up. Again, a bit of consultation may have helped Sal to deliver what was wanted locally.

And lest anybody thinks otherwise, I know only too well how much effort the organisation of the weekend needed, so this is not a criticism of Sal's hard work, just some possible reasons as to why it hasn't been as successful as she would have liked.