I noticed a few mentions of Southwell the other day.

I get there a couple of times a year, usually, and go to evensong. It's not the nerest cathedral to me, but it's the nearest where the music is of a really high standard.

I'm off down to Notts in a week or so and when I checked their website to see what was on for evensong, I noticed various concerts. They appear to be having a Festival during the summer - an eclectic mix if ever there was one - from the Royal Harpist to Gavin Bryars! Some interesting organ recitals throughout the year, too.

Here's the link for anyone who might be interested:

http://www.southwellminster.co.uk/events.htm

For those who haven't been, it's a real gem of a little market town: tiny, really, with this great Norman Minster stuck rather incongruously in the middle of it! The Minster cafe is superb: not too expensive with a great range of food. I gather from chatting to locals that their big problem is accommodation: there's only one decent hotel and visitors have to stay nearer to Nottingham or in outlying pubs. That's a shame.

bws S-S!