For all of the above, my total remuneration amounted to a laminated press pass, which was not worth the card it was printed on as I was refused entry at the very first of this year's performances and two free tickets to see 'The Levellers' and 'Glen Tilbrook.' Despite liking both of these acts however and having permission from the Levellers themselves to photograph the concert, I did not take either of them up and still have the tickets in pristine, unused condition as, by the time these events took place I had already explained to the festival organizers exactly where they could insert my laminated press pass.

At this point in time, there is no Ross-on-Wye International Festival in 2005 as the company involved went into liquidation last October.

I am looking forward to the much loved and far better administered ROSS UNINTENTIONAL FESTIVAL however, and this is still destined to take place. If you would like to offer to perform, the contact information is available at www.wyenot.com/unintentional.