I don't think it is the ordinary people like most of those here that do, Guest. It is the people that make the rules, give the grants and are generaly far too 'PC' for their own good! I wouldn't have dreamt for one instance that colour or race were an issue at Folk Festivals until I applied for a grant. It was only when asked what we were doing for the local ethnic communities, with emphasis on Afro-Carribean and Asian, I realised that some people still see a divide:-( Shouldn't have surprised me too much. After all people still see a divide between different kinds of folk music! (See the Celtic/English thread for prome examples)

Cheers

DtG