Irreverent, yes, it adds to the fun, but also, I trust, respectful, a fine balance, perhaps; & I'm sure we wound not countenance abject disrespect from our visitors. People come to listen or sing; there is an inteval for all the other socialising & complaining (if any).
I do appreciate that many venues do not enjoy such a convivial atmosphere as that at Carrington, but iit does take allsorts to make the folk scene, & I'm sure the less well run events wiil eventually wither, in which case, if there is still a demand there, a new venue in the vicinity may appear because there is always an interest in making music and it will find a way of expressing itself.

I'm part of a traditional male voice choir & there is no-one under the age of 465 (expect me!), so when these guys pop their clogs, the choir will dissapear because there is no demand for this form of music from the young ones. I'm also in a community choir, and this is quite healthy, so perhaps we are looking at evolution on the choir side of things! So does the folk music scene not evolve to cater for changing demands?

Brad