Terry Whelan put on a great weekend for song lovers; it was a pity not to be able to get to all the events. It was interesting to hear so many memories of Ewan MacColl and the Singers Club, and the Critics Group.

The greatest testimony to his memory was the quality of the singing over the weekend, and it was also good to hear Sandra Kerr describe how she is applying techniques she learned from Ewan in the Newcastle University Folk and Traditional Music degree course.

It isn't fair to single out individual singers, as there were so many good performances. However it is only right to note here the singing of Sue v G. (one half of "8_Pints") - she gave a powerful rendition of Blackwaterside, and also showed her skills in ballad singing before giving a very moving performance of Linda Kelly's song Sparehand

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