I'm a female 'folk' musician living in Hull, just wondering how many others agree with me that the scene is too male dominated, and single female performers can feel threatened by the 'boys club' atmosphere?

My main complaint is that I have been looking for musicians to try and get a small combo/duo together for ages, but most of the (male) musicians have seen it just as an opportunity to try and get off with me. This has been a big problem, and one particular experience led to me hardly picking up my fiddle for the last 2 years.

What do others think? Is this just bad luck? Should I keep trying, because I've just about given up.