Just a quick thanks to the good folk folk of Tiverton Folk Club and Topsham Folk Club, Devon, who welcomed me to their collective bosoms over the past week. Not literally of course. I was away from my home town of Nottingham, at a family funeral, so was not too happy generally, and was delighted to be able to find two clubs I could go to while I was down there. Both were very pleasant evenings, with some great singers and musicians. I particularly remember the hurdy-gurdy at Tiverton, and some really fabulous singers at Topsham - you know who you are!

Just restores something of my faith in humanity that there are a lot of people in the world for whom singing and playing for others, and listening and sharing with others, is still high on their list of priorities.