I saw Mawkin:Causley back in April, I thought they put on a fabulous performance, I noticed on their website they would not be playing in my area for sometime, so I got on a train and travelled 100+ miles to see them in Guildford. Everyone there was enjoying them too.

As Evensong said, this is just a question of taste, some people will not enjoy the headliners, but a lot of people will. I like to think of Sidmouth as a market stall of folk, plenty for everyone, local, international and all good value for money.