May Day

An important day for the Folk world. Of course everyone knows that it marks Beltane - the start of the Summer. It brings out the Morris teams and the school children dancing the maypole - unless 'elf 'n safety have stopped them which is quite likely. There should be Queens of the May elected and Garlands and Well Dressing and of course if you want an even more beautiful complexion you'd have washed in the May morning dew. So lots going on then.

But what, I hear you ask, is happening in the seedy underworld of the session? Well, last week good, this week different. Not a great turnout at the Irish session but enjoyable nonetheless. We did have the Last-Sunday-of-the-month session at the Old Bev where we had to compete with the canned music until they were kind enough to switch it off. As someone remarked - It makes you feel really welcome.

Favourite joke of the moment which I'll pass on:

A friend has started drinking brake fluid and he's become addicted. But he says it's Ok - he can stop whenever he likes.

I believe that it will be the Rochester Sweeps Festival this weekend and there will be sessions in the back bar of the Bull as usual plus all the normal attractions.

The whatever-it-is do in the Bear tonight (which has of late been a very nice little session - yes, a session) otherwise, for now, That's All Folks.