Does it really matter?

ShorterLonger Arthuritus: "You have said something which interests you but does not interest me. I am personally offended by this fact and wish to share my feelings with the world."

Of course it doesn't matter, any more than folk clubs themselves matter. I just found it interesting that my immediate reaction to Graham's survey was that my regular singaround obviously didn't qualify as a FC - and yet I have been to FCs which do almost exactly the same thing (mostly singers' nights, mostly sitting facing into the room, etc). I think it's taking money on the door that makes the biggest difference (we still have a good few ordinary pub punters wandering in, and sometimes get a song out of them).