Tattie Bogle ... the point of dedicating the Thursday evening 'Tradition' event in the Arts Centre to the memory of John was that this was an event that he was most closely associated with at the festival, particularly in recent years, done with Katie's agreement and featuring some of the performers who had known John well, including Barbara and Peter Snape and also including Jackie Daly and Matt Cranitch. A bigger venue (which one?) would have lost the acoustic informal intimacy that John championed.
Derek