Well, of course I know about the booking policies of festivals - it was Eric Lostys I was curious about. It rang a vague bell for me when I read his email, hence my enquiries (and I should have simply googled him, of course). Since then thanks to a couple of PMs, messages here and a message from my pal John Molineux referring me to a French music forum I'm fully informed and have sent him a message, saying that I'm aware of his past practices and would like to know precisely which festivals he thinks he can book me into. I don't expect a reply!
Thanks, all of you!
Oh, and he seemed to think I was a group, which was a bit of a giveaway (or I need to lose even more weight than I thought I did!).

Anne