Saturday
Regular readers will not be surprised to discover that the day started with full English breakfast followed by a trip to the backstage area to finish writing up the last of the night before.
First duty of the day is to head to Cathal Hayden who somehow managed to get himself talked into giving the fiddle workshop, not bad for someone that predominantly sees himself as a banjo player.
During the workshop it transpires that he always sees his fiddle tunes as banjo first, even when being taught them by other fiddle players as fiddle tunes.
It always amazes me how many musicians haul themselves out of bed for the comparatively early start time of nine o'clock and that's a real nine o'clock rather than a festival nine o'clock which is nearer eleven.
It's a slightly tentative start to the session, Cathal talks about musicians that inspired him and then answers a few questions on the various regional Irish styles.
After that he moves into a more participation section. These are always a bit difficult as there is a mixed level of ability in the audience so the plan is to go for the traditional keep it simple plan.
We've arranged a team photo for 11:30. Saturday is when we all wear the new team t-shirt, this year it's a tasteful olive green with the names of all the artists playing forming the word folk.
Team shot in the bag and it's time to make my way to Stage Two for two and a half hours of unadulterated pleasure, known to all as the Brian McNeill Session. It's my main indulgence of the festival to stay straight through the session and take in so much different music.
The Session always starts the way the previous year ends with a mass rank of musicians on stage before breaking down into smaller units and crossover bands.
The tent begins filling in anticipation of the noon start as the crowd shakes off their collective hangover from the night before and get ready to hear some great music.
The first part of the show is brought to you by the letter a as ahab come to the stage to deliver their tightly harmonised blend of Americana. It's a great way to be eased into the day.
The vocals seem to drift on a light summer breeze reaching out across the site and drawing more people in. It's also a great way of catching a distilled version of acts that you may have missed.
Initially the band were going to do two numbers, but audience demand gets them a very very quick third number, that's how it is with the session, fluid. The encore scores me the word cocaine on my country song bingo sheet.
It's straight into a culture switch that the session is rightly famous for as we switch across to Celtic instrumentals from rising young folk band Ioscaid. The band won the Radio Two Young Folk Award this year and it's not difficult to hear why.
For the second song "A Close Shave" they add an incredible vocal element to their already impressive armoury of talent. This would definitely appear to be a band that's going places and that place is right near the top.
Next come Lau, an act that have proved inspiration to bands like Ioscaid. The trio are only playing one number, a tribute to Martin Green's grandfather in law, but it's a long one with shed loads of timing and key changes. If you want an instrumental that really does have everything and then want it played by one of the best power trios in folk. Here it was.
From three we go down to two-and another multi-award winning act Tim Eddy & Brendan Power, starting off in guitar and harmonica mode and introducing the audience to a more jazz type sound. It's not long before it's morphed into something a lot more Celtic as Tim switches to his recently restrapped melodeon, but it's only a short visit on the way to a storming blues thrash, that really gets the rapidly increasing audience clapping along.
Blues thrash very quickly goes back to breakneck Celtic thrash as the duo seem determined to get as many notes into their set as the laws of physics will allow. Most of the clappers can't keep up though one brave soul gives it a go and fails.
This really is a stunning display of musical dexterity and I'm hoping I don't run out of believable superlatives before the Session ends.
One of the things the Session is famous for is giving youngsters a chance so it's time for a visit to the stage by Feis Rois an organisation that encourages traditional Scottish music and takes some of it's finest exponents on tour every year. If they are intimidated by following Power and Eddy, they don't show it.