However,…having arrived in good time and while awaiting the others I received a text saying somebody with whom I had been in close proximity a few days before had now tested positive for Covid. As a result, I stopped singers as soon as they arrived and informed them of the situation from a safe distance. Since two have vulnerable relatives, we decided to take no chances and not to proceed with the session and bade sad goodbyes and festive greetings as we headed home.
Nick usually gets the award for travelling the furthest distance (from Bexhill) but tonight that accolade went to Ted, an American visitor who had come down from London specially to listen to us, having emailed the previous day to check we would be there. He has our original CD which he bought 10 years ago and plays at his parties in Massachusetts and being here on one of his twice-yearly trips to the UK he wanted to hear English folk sung in an English pub. Unfortunately, he was flying back the following day, or we would have suggested he try the Chichester session on Thursday 21st. It was lovely to meet him, albeit briefly, and hopefully he will be able to catch us on a future visit.
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