I agree with the artists that Diane mentions who could fill the traddie clubs and I'd add Archie Fisher, Dick Gaughan, Sean MaGuire, John Kirkpatrick and Martyn Wyndham-Read to that list, but not about the venues. At least not in the East Midlands as with regard to the few Arts Centres/mini conceret venues which have been presenting folk music the one in Nottinghamshire has closed (for the second time)while the one in Derby exists on 90% tribute bands with Nick Harper being the nearest to folk that they are presenting this year.Meanwhile in the freezing, upstairs shithole in which we run our traddie club Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham pulled in 50 odd for a singaround on Sunday night.