Just to clarify. Steve, then landlord of the Sun, was prepared to give up to 40 free pints for a Sunday session and around two dozen on a Tuesday evening.

It wasn't my own free beer as organiser that I turned into tickets but was intended for the whole crew because, as Pete so nicely put it, the session was worth around £1000 extra over the bar to the licensee.

As Mick also says, the Monk's session came about about because the Sun was closed when Steve left and it happened to be Mick's session that week. I don't think that even Mick drinks 40 pints on his own on a Sunday and I can't see the pub being able to give everyone a drink - times have got very bad economically for people who run pubs.

Personally I am happy to pay for my beer in the Monk's and, if the landlady wants to give a pint or six to the organiser, more power to him.

The folk scene in Hull/Beverley would be a lot poorer place without Mr McGarry so please don't go upsetting him over a few free pints - i think that he is worth it at the very least.

Rog

ps

We also now run our Tuesday slow session in The Monk's and that came about because the Sun was closed when we turned up one Tuesday evening and Lorraine kindly took us in.