Just back (well, a few hours ago) from a lovely weekend run by Mike and Di Dibble, who are the perfect hosts. Weather was pretty horrible on Friday and Saturday, but on Sunday we awoke to sun and blue skies and balmy weather - not that we wouldn't have enjoyed ourselves even if the weather had been horrible all weekend.

We chose a grassy spot for our caravan near the hall, because we like grass better, but there seemed to be quite a bit of hard standing for those who wanted it. Soft ground didn't seem to be an issue anyway, as far as I could see, even for those who camped further down the field.

There were lots of great sessions and singarounds, a bit of morris dancing on Saturday with Sue the Borderer (appropriately there was a dance with an umbrella at one point ;)) a cream tea and folk club afternoon later on Saturday afternoon and a super concert on Saturday night, which we ducked in and out of because there was a great little singaround going on in the smaller room as well! On Sunday there were more singarounds, and we had a pleasant al fresco lunch while enjoying the beautiful weather - which may turn out to be the only summer day we are going to get, the way the weather is going :(

Loved the Bristol Shantymen, Nicola Clark, Alchemy - in fact all the performers were excellent, and there was also some excellent singing from non performers too. For those who stayed Sunday night (us included) there was a survivors session, which was great fun, finishing up with hot chocolate and more of Di's marvellous cakes to end the night.

This is one of those festivals - small but perfectly formed, with the personal touch, which makes so much difference, and I would heartily recommend it!