Marmite has gone. 5 minutes after he left, Mandu came home (from the shed where she had been staying during his visit). Looking rather small and scruffier than usual and keeping a weather eye out for large, floppy, fangyness with huge paws.
With Marmite has gone Eldest leaving behind a nice newly organised website (Traditional roofs.co.uk) and two slightly addled parents.
He was very patient with us though :) and showed me all over again how to edit the website and sorted out a few things that had gone wrong since his last visit. Also bit his Dad's head off at a fairly early stage, thus ensuring co-operation and reasonable behaviour for the rest of the website session.
He's really very good like that:)

Now I shall post a few pics from the pit. (I've done my website homework for today).

Now these 4 lads looked young and cute and all that. I defy anyone however to have guessed at their youth by listening to their music. Two of 'Last Orders'. (winners of the BBC2 Young Folk award) Brilliant sharp music.
Mad Agnes. A girly group. Yes the one on the left is an honorary girly. They said so.
Show of hands (Phil Beer and Steve Knightley) were accompanied by Miranda Sykes on double bass. Now both these blokes are fabulous musicians. But Miranda is a photographer's dream. And plays a hot double bass :)See what I mean?
Speaking of dreaminess, Strawbs played filled a good part of the afternoon with magnificent chords and satisfying lyrics. I love their songs and I couldn't resist this particular dreamy expression.
It was hard to get the drummer in any shots of the band though. He kept vanishing behind bits of stage stuff and kit. He is there.
And Rick Saunders from Fairport is another gift. Prone to leaping and running about rather oddly. But he pauses every so often, to concentrate perhaps. And to do that stuff with the bow.

Him and Chris Leslie doing some sort of Kung fiddle music?The smiles on the fiddlers' faces.
And the Maestro himself, Swarb , with Ashley Hutchins.
Simon Nichol is a really nice guy. And a lovely singer and songwriter and a fabulous guitarist.
Meet on the Ledge :)
After the show is overThe scouts spend all night clearing up the mess!