The main reason I keep an eye on Mudcat is to try to correct wrong reporting of Whitby Folk Week.
I see that on this thread that someone stated that in 2006 John Howson was the new Director of Whitby Folk Week - presumably taking over from me as I had retired at the end of the 2006 event.
John was a good friend and had we seen this wewould no doubt have had a good chuckle about it and then put the record straight.
What in fact happened was John, an extremely busy man, was asked to make the necessary contacts regarding the truly traditional guests for the 2007 and subsequent events.
This he did and gave the information to a member of the team that had taken up the event. What he did not do was any arrangements of fees, expenses etc and / or any programming. He did not have the time.
For some unfathomal reason "the committee" decided his input was no longer welcome!!!???