Tsk, tsk, countess, you have broken my heart. OK then. Seeing as you don't like to mix with the Hoi Polloi perhaps I will repeat it again after all. If you don't like folk clubs STAY OUT OF THEM. Might it also be advisable, if you don't like folk clubs, to stay away from folk club threads? If you have nothing good to bring to the party why go? Perhaps we can then get on with answering the question posted by Dick.

Well run folk clubs are indeed important. They give both audience and artists a venue where they can mix in amiable surroundings. The host venue is irrelevent - Be it a pub, night club (Incredible String Band at the Komedia in Brighton was the biggest folk club I have ever been to) or a Leisure centre (Who remebers Horwich Folk Festival?) Regardless of what has been said the majority of folk clubs are friendly places where everyone is made to feel welcome. There are exceptions of course but these are in a distinct minority.

Cheers

DtG