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what i would not like to see is singers clubs where people are unrehearsed and not singing folk, i would not be interested in singing in such places i would rather stay at home and invite a selection of friends who like the same kind of music, an invite only house party would be more to my liking than people shuffling through bits of paper and singing bad versions of pop songs.i am not saying all singers clubs are like that, but if i went a couple of times and it was . i wouldnt bother again quote

ok, so i would give singers clubs a try for a couple of times IF the standard and repertoire was not to my taste i would not return. So i am not prejudging a venue before i go.,
you see i live in ireland and tend to visit guest booking clubs as a paid guest , i have found the standard in guest clubs ok to good. so i am not saying the standard is bad in singers clubs but saying if it was, i would not keep going., so I think it is necessary to try and keep a decent standard otherwise some people will not go
What i can say categorically is that when i started going to folk clubs nobody sang from crib sheets, that is not the case now
I think someone like vic smith of bryan creer would be in a better position to answer that, they possibly have more expeience than me, why dont you PM them