Bernard, I am being deliberately realistic. Many organisers(not all - Kevin Sheils certainly excepted) are extremely silly and indeed selfish and short-sighted on this issue, even if they're not 'raking it in'. And no, I can well believe that you are not with such tinpot, slipshod, unprofessional attitudes. I'm not talking about has-been comedians who supplement their dole with bit parts in soaps but of serious, highly-skilled musicians scraping a precarious living while battling against the combined uncaring and unaware stance of certain unwittingly mean-spirted organisers and punters alike who are, quite frankly, exploiting them shamelessly but are unable to see it like like that. The growing circuit of alternative venues, decently accommodated and properly funded, are a glimmer of light in the doomed, hopeless morass that the UK 'f*lk scene' (whatever that is/was) is becoming. In short, find decent, properly run venues, charge realistic prices and pay artists accordingly.