I'll dare to make one comment over here on my side of the pond. I've noticed that many of the complaints about folk festivals in America come from folkies that did not get invited to perform. I solved my frustrations with the Pacific NW folkfestival when I stopped attending. I'm noticing that more and more of my folkie friends are doing the same. As a matter of fact, I have never enjoyed that festival so much as I have over the last few years ... since I stopped attending. Really pretty simple ... eh? bob(deckman)nelson