Sadly it is starting to look like a pensioners convention - where are/were all the young ones.

* Most of the photos that I took were at the events that I was booked to appear in and they were mostly at the traditional end of the festival where older festival goers are likely to be found - so I could not give a truly balanced picture of the events.

* There were some younger performers that I found really exciting, particularly The Young 'Uns and the Teacups and the youngsters displaying what they have picked up in four days at the youth workshops

* Have another look through the photos and ask yourself if you are being fair about the balance of ages of performers.

* Ask yourself if your comment does not have ageist overtones.

* Ask yourself if the younger performers have a monopoly of all the talent and if the older ones have nothing to offer.

I can't figure out how to see Vic Smith's photos (I don't and won't have a Facebook account). Is it possible?

Apparently not, though the access to this album is set to "Public". I have a relative who does not want to contribute to Facebook, though she does have an account under a false name. She uses it almost exclusively to access photos of her grandchildren who are in a different country.