The question was prompted by the fact that I have quite recently moved to Somerset and now find this place nearby.
I came from SE England where there is a lively and well supported folk scene and in over 40 years there I cannot recall hearing of Halsway Manor and now that I am in Somerset I find a very different but equally lively folk scene around the local pubs.
Halsway Manor sets itself up as a National Centre of Excellence and as I said before receives funding from the Arts Council and the Lottery. The question is raised to see whether others think that Halsway Manor has had any effect on the folk music scene as they know it, indeed is a national centre of excellence relevant for this particular art form?