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Thread #96567   Message #1890234
Posted By: The Borchester Echo
21-Nov-06 - 05:19 PM
Thread Name: why well run folk clubs are important
Subject: RE: why well run folk clubs are important
Guest 04.15

I know perfectly well who Dick Miles is thank you and I was not being 'disparaging' towards him at all. Merely pointing out that he doesn't seem to have the faintest idea of what actually goes on at festivals, probably because he's far too busy on stage.

The day of the revival-style 'folk club' is long since gone (as the 'jazz club' did before). We live differently now. There is a far wider range of musical styles and genres and a need to cater for the interests of people of all ages and different cultures. We made the folk clubs four decades ago when the world was different and we were all young. What was cutting edge then isn't now. Obvious really.