I see from some of the replies that ignorant snobbery still exists with some Folkies, and I'm well aware though it's little voiced, there is if anything an even bigger snobbery in C&W clubs. I run a very popular folk club and both our Singarounds and Singers nights feature Country music, I myself perform Irish trad and country and all genres are allowed and welcome at our club

Indeed many of the old time country songs and singers I suggest do now also qualify as 'folk' music, are not Hank Williams, Johnny cash, Willie Nelson and others covered my many top folk artistes? But much as I love country music, In my opinion virtually none of what now passes as 'country & western' 95 % of it is no better than weak Pop. And apart from maybe a couple of Garth Brooks tracks, I've seen no one even trying to cover the modern stuff, and Amen to that. BUt to those die hard folkies, folk music is music of the people, times and social issues and that sure includes country up to the mid 70's at least. But to answer the question, from my experience yes there is enough Country music in folk clubs, but C&W needs to welcome folk too because believe me C&W in it's modern for is rightly dying a slow death

Desi C
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