The other thing people do is go to other festivals. Just because you don't go back to Cambridge doesn't mean you haven't moved on to Sidmouth, for example.

The number of people out there who are basically friednly towards folk music is much greater than the number who take part in festivals and clubs and so forth. As was pointed out, when schools want fundraisers, barn dances are a sure thing, and most of the people enjoying themseleves there wouldn't see themselves as folkies.

But once again, it's basically a music for participating in, not getting via the box.

Could someone put up a link to that report Micca quoted? It could be useful.