John - The 2000 National was my first, too & I was so cold in my new tent (covered in sleeping bag, cotton picnic blanket doubled, newly bought second-hand woollen blanket folded in 3, coat, dressing gown, jacket, fleecy vest, towels ...everything I could find) that I now hire a van!
Bob will be spending time at the National Library & Screensound - he has been having an argument (oops, scholarly discussion) with them re the Bushwhackers - they say there aren't enough enough records to reproduce on a CD, he says there are more waiting to be found & he & Rob Willis will be accessioning stuff in the vaults to find the lost recordings. Contact him for details

I have just learnt of a spanner in the works for getting to Hrothgar's hymn session - Three Score & Friends -Margaret's 60th birthday & lots of great songs at the same time. I can't miss either but ...

sandra