"what I perceive is him saying that the problem with folk clubs is folk music and they should get rid of it and put in modern "folkalike" music"

Wrong, wrong and so deeply wrong, it's almost beyond wrong!

In fact, wrong!

The folk music is often, and sometimes by the skin of its teeth and the seat of its pants, the the only good thing about folk clubs.

If I wanted to listen to non-traditional acoustic music, let's call it (which I often do), the last place I'd look for it is a folk club. Plurality of taste (if that's okay with you, sir) leads to plurality of venues.

There are plenty of venues catering to this sort of non-traditional acoustic music in my area. And in some cases doing a fine job of it, too, I might add.

I don't read all his posts

I'm deeply hurt.

No, not really, but it does allow me to take your comments with a pinch of salt...