Well, I had a good time as expected. A large crowd, mostly the usual MHOMs (Middleaged hirsute overweight men!) but some younger folk as well packed into the suitably shabby upper room at the cCabbage Patch. Nice to talk to King Street Smith again (tho'he's still convinced -not having heard me- that I could get a band together in Ascot!) and meet and chat to Leadfingers, Steve Benbows's Protege (and the man himself) and enjoy the odd lemonade.
A variety of bands from the 30 year veterans to the recently formed, washboards galore, the occasional kazoo, at least 2 12-strings and a few 5-string banjos among the guitars, fiddles and mandolins, upright and guitar basses but no washttubs or teachests.
I hope to see the usual suspects at the Clifton Arms in Caversham in the Summer.

RtS
(they say skiffle is dead- well, if it is, it don't lie down)