Fair enough George,but statements should be backed up by facts,so that a correct perspective can be seen.
Iam under the impression from my own experience that the amount of traditional performers that have been treated badly by the folk revival,is avery small proportion,.
Jim Says [the questionable way some clubs treated the older singers and there are plenty of other examples to suggest it wasnt the most pleasurable erxperience]and to others the idea of singing to a crowd was anethma.Iam not trying to score points,but am asking for facts,if Jim can provide facts,it then has to be put into a broader picture ,which includes all the festivals and clubs,where they were treated well,and the many performers of which I have listed 20 who clearly did enjoy the revivals festivals and clubs.