Hi Greg.....bit off thread this. But.... you talk as is if folk club organisers are trying under pay people. In my experience this is way off the mark, folk club organisers are more likely to be subsidising artists rather than taking money out of a club.

The problem is getting enough people through the door....that is what sets the fee, not any desire to hoard or make money from the artists by FC organisers.

KFFC for example, as a concert only club does not have regular non-guest nights, fees cannot therefore be artificially raised from weekly subs....acts cannot really expect more than comes in on the night that they play.... or do you think organisers should be paying artists fees out of their own pocket?

BTW Greg, my other half's main income also comes from music. So I'm definitely sympathetic......but also realistic.

Meanwhile....back to any tips for a newbie?

Cheers

Paul