There's always some organisers like that. One well known performer got one who complained about his incessant pestering him on the phone. He'd previously called a YEAR before.

Floor spots are an excellent idea. We've gigged at nearly every club in East Anglia as a result of doing floor spots, and the only clubs we haven't played are the ones we haven't visited (yet) for a floor spot. The trouble with that system is it's fine until you've covered all th eplaces you can reasonably reach in one evening. Further afield really does need other means of contact. Festivals are a good way to get club gigs further from home, but you have to persuade somebody in the festival organisation to put you on a stage somewhere - an open singaround doesn't usually get you noticed by the right people.

Anahata