When he played the Cabaret Tent at 2.00pm, I thought Ed Harcourt was certainly good enough to justify a CD and hear him again in the Round Room. A little later, I saw the man himself & explained that my only appreciation of his work so far had been Open Book which was given away with Word 19. "I haven't played that for about 3 years. If I can remember the words, I'll give it ago" he replied. Which he proceeded to do. I must confess Ed's soaring, unmiked voice and beautiful piano playing resulted in eye leakage. The Round Room in Port Eliot has a mural by Robert Lenkiewicz with portraits of sundry estate characters staring at you from all angles. I felt transported back - this is how the fortunate heard music before electricity, with the local Earl inviting a few friends round for the evening. I thanked him afterwards and told him that it was one of the most memorable concerts I had experienced. I got a hug in return and a photo of him and my son.