Mr Dean, how the devil are you, longtime no hear old boy !

You're all being very naughty, someone (who it appears) who may not be familiar with the way Whitby Folk Festival works asks a reasonable question and the answers that come back are not on the whole very informative. Be gentle with the Guest, answer what you can and explain that the rest is still in abeyance. The task of organising guests, venues, dates, times, stewards etc etc must be horrendous and takes a considerable amount of time and effort by the good team who run the festival. But even if the team failed there would still be a gathering in Whitby at the prescribed time as the fringe is so big and would continue with or without the festival proper.

Raggytash