McGrath, I have never come across the example I quoted but have in the past come accross people very anxious to work out and asking what sort of folk club we were because of previous objections elsewhere. In some cases those objections were for all I know justified, in other cases, perhaps not. I was really trying to illustrate a point. The third and most likely experience on that particular issue was that they were people aware of difficulties elsewhere, and were most likely on holiday (Llandudno was a resort) trying, to work out if what they did would be considered acceptable at the club they visited.

I have however met people with views on what a place should be and, as I think I mentioned before, once had a lecture on how the guitar (I think) was not a tradtional instrument. In that instance, I took great delight in informing the individual that my own tenor banjo, an "acceptable instrument" did not exist until around 1915.

I'm straying further into other territory now but the bottom line to me from the side of the venue is let each be what it wants to be and enjoy it for what it is.

Jon