EKanne, perhaps we should find a way of getting you down to Lewes to lead one. 'Tutor' was a misnomer on my part, used because we run a lot of instrument workshops as well. We call the ballad days 'forums'. We don't aim to teach, either - we simply encourage people to explore ballads and think about how they sing them.
If you might be interested, please email me on valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com.

Is the Jamie Douglas tune the one printed with Version O in Child, from Motherwell's Minstrelsy?

Valmai
Lewes Saturday Folk Club