Does promoting your club really count as SSP? I know it's probably not the same in the US but here in the UK certain clubs (like Gainsborough, Market Rasen, Barrow-sans-Hyphens, Breezy's 'Spotlight Club' in St. Albans) have substantial numbers of 'Catters in their memberships, so it's pretty understandable that organisers use the 'Cat to drum up custom - this is a music forum and they're music clubs n'est ce pas?

People like Sooz, Villan, Bloke and Breezy work long and hard promoting folk music over here - they have their own styles and methods, what works for one may not work for another, but their contribution to the folk music scene can't be underestimated. Are we so niggardly we can't allow them a little space and the oxygen of publicity here? I'd far sooner hear who's on at the Spotlight or the next Barton Big Session than read endless BS about Bush's asshole, Shatner, Eye-Rack, spatulas, rutabaga (whatever the feck that is!) etc. etc.

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