I did have this idea of The Serial Ballads. 3 of us would do The Little Jest of Sir Robin Hood - 468 verses - starting with the first 10 verses at the first festival of the year, and then telling the audience, very briefly, what happens next. The person to go to the next festival would relate what happened in the first 10 verses, sing the next 10 and relate what happens in the remainder etc. Anyone not wanting to hear the end could put their hands over thier ears...... This way the superb yet incredibly long ballads would get an airing.... We worked out we could do it by Christmas if we started in January!!!