I was on a zebra crossing with Norman Willis
He was going one way, I was going the other... Waddaya mean "Who's Norman Willis?" He was general secretary of the TUC for nine years.

I was in the lobby of a local venue buying tickets while John Jones of Oysterband was wandering around on the other side of the ticket desk. The rest of tbe band were sat round a table by the door tucking into a plate of sarnies; thought best to leave them to it.

I passed by Kathryn Roberts in the trade marquee at the Cambridge Folk Festival (I could say she was loitering within tent!). Didn't work out who she was until later though.

Paul Sartin walked by with kids in tow whilst I was sat on a park bench in Chippenham during the festival this year.

Whilst looking for a pre-gig talk with the Imagined Village, I followed Benjamin Zephaniah in order to find it. Figured as he was on the record he knew where he was going, but would have probably been awkward if he was going to the gents! Did get an odd look from Eliza Carthy as they all left at the end, not sure why.

I was involved in a card trick with Jerry Sadowitz at the Edinburgh festival one year (I think that was the same year I spotted a womble in a bikini handing out flyers for "Whoops Vicar, Is that Your Dick?").

Met Rachael Sage after a rather small and not very well attended gig. Bought a CD from her. She apologised again for having bronchitis, which I wouldn't have known if she hadn't already mentioned it several times. Oh, and "schmaltz" comes from the Yiddish word for chicken fat, so I did learn something that evening.
(An eejit passing by in a purple satin skirt with sparkly bits, Tue 25 Sep 2012, 22:52, Reply)