>> A friend of my father once told me a punishement in his area (he now lives in Deganwy but I've a feeling he was born and brought up on Anglesey) was being made to wear a placard. <<

The same thing happened in the industrial South. My Dad told me that during his schooldays in Merthyr Tydfil the punishment for linguistic incorrectness was to be made to wear a wooden board, hung around the neck on a string, which stated "I spoke Welsh today" (intended as an admission of shame rather than a boast). I daresay they were beaten as well.

Exchanging messages about sessions in Glossop is slightly off-thread(although the initial posting did prompt discussion of the Peak District), but yes, Huw, it was a rip-roarng session and Jody Kruskal (New York concertinist, for those who haven't met him) was particularly impressed that he could join in Grateful Dead songs at a traditional music session in an English pub!

Incidentally "The Management" at the Globe, Diana, used to attend the folk club in the Crown twenty years ago. She's on our side.

Next time I'll say hello to the man in the loud shirt.