It does­n’t sur­prise me that Steve Mason forged a last­ing con­nec­tion with Joe Dud­dell at Fes­ti­val No 6. Each year, a select­ed num­ber of main-stage artists col­lab­o­rate with Dud­dell and his ensem­ble, per­form­ing in the tiny Port­meiri­on Town Hall (queues for these are leg­endary, as only around 100 get access to the space). From what I’ve heard there isn’t much…