Tell us more about your "side room" happening, Stan.

As a folky in the town I thought I knew most of what was going on, and cannot place the event from your description so far. You could also add the licensees of the Tap&Spile, or the Friendship Rowing Club, to Raggytash's list of people to consult.

I will grant you that Whitby folkies tend to be in the 40+ age range, but they are generally decent customers, and I don't think that they are crowding out the host of the sub-20 year olds which constitutes the holy grail of many brewers/pub chains. The youngsters tend to avoid those places which appeal to folkies, in fact the whole town seems to me to appeal most to the more mature person, or the very young.

I think the "Obit" may, like that of Mark Twain (and Dave Swarbrick), be premature.