I love to get knocked out be an act that I haven't heard before & don't know, that's smashing, though I don't go for the concerts & workshops alone, I do love to see & hear some of the class acts too.

I also love to go to the sings & hear some great singers with stuff I haven't heard & the stuff that's great to sing along with & I do love to sing too.

I don't sleep much at festivals & normally will get up early, to catch up with meeting old & new friends, have a nice community breakfast & hear the scuttlebutt & maybe get to hear a wake up song or two.

Supper's for eating, chatting & rummaging through different songs with other folks that have their own take & different slant on different songs & different versions. Shop talk I guess.

But the best part for me is finding late night sessions. That's where I love to hear the hidden talent that's often better than some of the booked acts (at least in my part of the US) and where I get to hear songs that I wouldn't normally get to hear because a lot of performers will do things that are abit more familar to their listeners.

Lastly, the comraderie & community, it's unbeatable.

Barry