I think it was a great effort of the camp - to try to fill it, at this most unpopular time of the Year, but why - oh why - are Folkies reduced to taking 3rd best at all these promotions regarding time of the year .
For Chrisake - put IT on at a time of the year when ALL can attend - and all your performers ,when travel might be SO difficult.
Put it on a different time of year instead of in the middle of Winter -
when performers, punters and EVERYONE can turn up with no bother and in addition, we folkies will out drink any of your other theme weekends.
As for non-turnouts - if the Unthanks were at home - the same as I , my car hasn't moved for the last two weeks - the housing estate in which I live has so much snow and packed ice it is impossible to move the damn thing - impossible.
Butlins , have a look at the Calender - there IS aMarket there .