From the BBC Radio 2 message board.

This was submitted by 'Danny' to 'The Session' messageboard:

2 in a bar rule. I'd heard about this, but thought it was just a nasty urban myth, the kind of thing Mammy and Daddy traditional players tell their kids will happen to them if they don't do their practice.

But it ludicrously manifested itself upon a local session of ours, The Duke of Edinburgh, last night (Wed.) I never made it myself to the sesh, as I had a family commitment, but I had just got an email from Cath, fiddle player. Apparently, someone has grassed the Duke to Lewisham Council (we have our suspicions who). The council then threatened that Michael the governor would lose his drinks licence, so he has had to apply for a music licence, costing £600, then pay another £600 when he gets it, in 28 days time. "

....In the meantime, **no more than 2 musicians are allowed to play at any time.** Well, in the end we had a really good fun session. ...." So, to reiterate, the idea is that a whole bunch of sessioneers sit round as per a normal session, but only two of them are allowed to play at any one time!

I heard it happened at an English session in Greenwich, just up the road, but thought it was just Greenwich council were a bunch of meanies. It would be funny except Michael has had to fork out £1200. That makes us feel a good deal more committed to turning up and supporting the session. Has this bizarre situation visited anyone else in the UK? Any comments?