By the time we got to 9:15, we'd been joined by a young couple with harp and guitar (and parents). The couple, whose names I didn't catch, had apparently returned recently from busking their way around Europe and will soon head off around the world. It was lovely to hear the harp played with so much verve. They even sold some CDs.

It turned out to be a fantastic evening, with a mix of Armistice Day songs (notably from Liz and Alan, Stuart, Delia, Dick and Rosie & me), chorus songs that we sang heartily, and tunes that were played along with. Not only that, we had quite a collection of instruments: guitars, melodeon, anglo, english and duet concertinas, native american flute (excellent debut from Judith), autoharp, harp, mandolin and, brought but not played, mandola and recorder.