Sheila - we did the Edinburgh U Folk Soc. for several years in the 60's. It met at the University so there was no official beer & also no other non-folkists hanging around (It was open to the public & many non Universityers came.) We loved it. I can't think of the slightest negative thing to say about it. The people were people with normal foibles but the crowd was so easy-going it hardly mattered. The songs were wonderful, the atendees devoted to the music & the generosity unlimited.

I kinda liked it.