Thanks Gareth, that's handy.

One thing I noted that sounds a bt questionable, a quote from the Council spokeman about Mudcatters who wrote in to Weymouth:"We have had a number of emails to us from people in America. And I have to say that when I explained to them just how active we are in supporting the arts in Weymouth, when I tell them about the folk festival we are having and the Millennium festival where we'd 40.000 people on the beach. They turn round and say, well done Weymouth, we will actually think about coming to have a look at Weymouth when they get here."

I suspect that last sentence is a bit open to question. Is there really anybody out there who gave him that reply? It really would be helpful if anyone who freels misrepresented byu that statement gets back on to Weymouth, and Carlton TV.

One unfortunate thing about this is the way that the focus continues to be on the two-in-a-bar aspect, rather than the one-in-any-other-public-place which is even more monstrous. When skiffle erupted back in the 50s - and that is where most people from that time started playing, both the later folkies and the rick and pop musicians, it happened in coffee bars. Just try to find a coffee bar in England where they'd dare to allow live music these days.