This reminds me of John Heydon's story of someone asking him about the National: "who's your headline artist?"

Some folk festivals simply don't work that way, and the BBC just can't get a handle on it. If there isn't a household name appearing at the festival, it can't be important...

In contrast, the previous incarnation of Sidmouth got people like Lonnie Donegan and Rolf Harris to appear at the arena, advertised it heavily and got busloads of bums on seats when the weather was good.
Of course I hardly need mention Cambridge...

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