Faye - there are always some clubs that have a strong leaning towards a particular genre of folk music - and you have to put up with that. But I've rarely been in one (though I know of them) that is so excluding. However, you have to accept that what may be OK in a floor spot in these clubs, i.e. your own stuff, may not be OK as a paid guest spot. I actually agree with Spleen C. - F'em!

The answer is to find clubs with a more humane and eclectic philosophy, and strutt your stuff there!

Best of luck.

Will