Albert Tatlock

The crowd are a bit leery, and there's 2 minutes of rrambling intro, but once it gets going ... (though not as good as Sunday's performance)

I did have a pet wasp once.

I am so confused.

Reads like as much of a beer guide as a music review Nice to hear what you got up to

Now that's what I call getting jiggy with it. I will have to watch at home as no streaming media allowed here. "Seamie ODowd" My branch of the Dowdalls do come from Ireland. Someone told me that Dowdall means black head (as in hair, not skin problem) in Gaelic, which woul dbe appropriate for our family. There's a touch of the leprachaun about me I'm sure (but a freakish tall leprachaun at that).

I have seen Friday 11th and 18th August mentioned, 9pm, BBC4. But, checking the schedules online now shows I Claudius. ? Will keep my eyes peeled. I can't remember if there were cameras working for John Butler. God I hope so. Should be some YouTube gems shortly afterwards. I also think that there were several special impromptu sessions recorded in the VIP/performers area - the radio programme might give more insight into that.

You know how to hurt a man. (It's high cheek bones every time )

Did you ever watch Reggie Perrin? Or Rising Damp for that matter - also starring Leonar Rossiter. Might be up your street if you are old skool TV comedy. And possibly my favourite "Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads". In most of my attitudes I am Terry Collier.

"Don't panic!"

WEDNESDAY 02 AUGUST BBC Radio 2 Cambridge Folk Festival Highlights 7:00pm - 9:00pm If you go to the BBC Radio 2 website you'll be able to stream this (with their 'listen again' feature). Might be something that takes your fancy.

Sure, go ahead. I forgot to bring in the actual originals on a memory stick this morning that I could have emailed you - which you could have cropped or something if necessary (and get rid of the red eye on the smiling Emmylou picture). I don't know if you can get the original size back from flickr - although that may indeed be the optimum size since when full scale a few of them are a bit more grainy when using the zoom. FYI, Croft Number 5 have already decided to split up later this year. You can also quote me on the "She could cough up phlegm into a tin bucket and it would be music to my

thats cause its breakfast here and we're drinking. it sharpns the brain

Maybe JT could slot in a couple of solo shows - he seemed to have a grand time last November. Christmas shopping and some handy loose change to fund the trip. Two birds with one stone.

Indeed, and for those looking at the picture and just see an 'acoustic' guitar, it was producing everything from folkie strumming to being a flaming electric axe.

Hmmm, not sure a juke box would do him justice, but live is another matter for me. Seems like a nice guy too. He said he gave up being an art teacher to "play music and pull strange faces"

If this heatwave does not end by Ction, I am going to quit the board.

Because I like you I will not take offence that you left Emmylou off that list It's easy to spot the Irishman in the middle of Mozaik isn't it. Watching the grey haired ex-Planxty guy (the one in what is probably the best of my photos) was great fun - he was having such a ball on stage.

So... is John Butler on your radar in Australia? The Independent described him as 'jam-band like', which would be a first for me

There is a live version on the Spyboy album, but I guess you mean that particular show...Seriously she's not highly rated in the US? That's criminal .

Link to them all http://www.flickr.com/photos/47093568@N00/ Some of the ones I like follow http://www.flickr.com/photos/47093568@N00/

I'll have a look tonight (blocked site). I have heard that Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones was around checking out young acts. Wonder what he thought of John Butler?

As I said, I'm really happy it turned out that way as I had given you a bit of encouragement to go - though for once it didn't clash with you birthday trip back home. Wonder about next year (he wrote thinking how he might be able to get in as a Cambridge resident). That seems to be the place where the hardcore folk was happening. If I knew anything about any of them I might have been tempted, but it would have been a bit of a gamble. Then again, who ever picked the artists did such a good job throughout.

My rambling blog type thing ... Pictures are still in my camera here at work (I've come straight back to London from Cambridge this morning, so have to be omitted today). I'll try and get back to it tomorrow. I have to say that I am quite pleased with alot of them. On arrival in Cambridge I had a couple of hours to spare in which to wander round the city - I hadn't been there since a drunken attempt at croquet on a college lawn almost exactly 20 years ago. It is as lovely a ever (I much prefer it to Oxford) and all was strangely calm - Welsh Rich had obviously not yet risen from his usual S

I think she would much rather some felt and/or a crochet kit.