What's "Scottish National"? I've been involved in the folk scene here in Scotland for more than 25 years and never heard of it.

I wouldn't go to a folk festival with no sessions. Don't particularly care about the beer, but pubs are often good places to play in.

Bill's description of a US festival sounds like what brass banders do here - there's a big annual brass band festival in this village (Newtongrange) which takes place in a fenced-off area of the park. But they also use the pub across the road and have a beer tent.