I hope it goes well next year - I did pass my observations to Margie when I was there.

There was a good turn out in the Tiger when I was there on Saturday afternoon. Not everyone wants to stand up and sing on a stage though, and one of the attractions of these folk things is the ability to find a relatively quiet spot to sing or play. I went into the Falcon about 2ish and found one musician there who had had a wander about but found nothing to get involved with; I then tried the Tiger which had the stage underway; the Blue Bell where there were no musicians; and The Stag (similar). So I returned to the Falcon where there was now no-one and then to the Tiger.

Later on a number of us went to the Falcon and battled the noise - the locals were pleasant enough but the racing was more of an attraction I think.

Went to the Blue Bell later but it was full of people eating and not ready to be set up; listened to a solitary singer (the chap I had originally seen in the Falcon).

Perhaps it might be an idea to seed the odd person who sings into the pubs that would welcome singarounds or sessions to encourage people to stop and stay and sing. Walking into a pub empty of singers (or any sign of) makes it quite hard to start things up on one's own. Alternatively to organise a singaround for a specific time in a specific place and publicise it accordingly.

Just my tuppence worth.

Good luck for next year.