Welcome back to where the Barratt Folk pages seem to live. The time came to get back into gear and gently floated off into the distance. The good news for those of you who have been waiting for me to hear me learning the skill of tuning a 12 string guitar I haven’t got that far yet. The bad news is also that I haven’t got that far yet. The concertina crying out for me to remember to open the box has had better luck, in fact I even tried one tune with the intention of learning a couple of Carol Tunes by Christmas but that is steadily looking less likely. Looking forward to finding my list of who will be appearing at the New Forest Folk Festival in July so that I can make some plans about who I really want to watch. Don’t worry though the likelihood of me remebering what I had planned when July arrives are rather low. Also hope we might manage to meet up with some of the friends who go along, such as those we first met at Bedworth some years ago and our neighbours in the next caravan for the last couple of years.
To all the other friends we haven’t seen for a while and those we have only seen briefly we hope to meet up with you somewhere during the coming year.
And if you can’t get out and about set me a good example and make me feel guilty by singing a song or practicing a tune at home. Let us fill the air with the joy and memories of the singing or playing and help to make the world a better place.