Glad to see this thread might help Jack get at least one festival booking (see Skipy's comments). Last time I saw him, which, as I said, was about 15 years ago, we were discussing the mystery of what he called the 'Festival Circus' - that merry band that seems to do the rounds of festivals every year. All the same predictable names, and not just the headliners, but those further down the bill as well. As far as I know, at that time, Jack had never done a festival, and it wasn't for lack of interest on his part. He wasn't alone; I have had the same conversation with other singers of equally long standing, and with punters, who also get fed up seeing the same names all the time. Maybe this is the way to do it - get yourself talked about on the Mudcat forum!
WLD - I'll email those details. Cheers. John Kelly.