Jean's birthday and the last day of the festival. We had plenty of time to go swimming but the pool was closed because it was bank holiday!
We spent some time in the record tent and then met Penny and Brian from the Folk Club. We were pleased to discover that they were not happy with the Cecil Sharp Project. I am always a little nervous when talking to people who perform in the club. They have a justifiable air of confidence and it was therefore rewarding to find that they agreed with our view.
There was some music on the 'Village Stage' but at 12pm there was only one concert available and the queue was so long that we gave up. We later heard that it had provoked someone to throw a punch but it was cleared up quickly. While on duty a woman came in worried because a rabbit suffering from mixomatosis had taken up residence in her tent. After some consternation we discovered that it was a fairly regular problem and that there were stewards who knew what to do. It involved a hammer and a shovel. We were on duty from 3 to 5, the last session of the week - a slot that we have now done for 4 years in a row. I can only assume that because we didn't make a fuss the first year they thought that we didn't mind missing the last concert. This year we did mind that we would miss most of the Martin Simpson Band, but it was very quiet so we were allowed to leave 15 mins early. It was one of the best performances of the weekend.
The journey home was uneventful but rather tedious. At the very end the GPS tried to send us down a narrow road that I know became a dead end over a year ago!
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