It's great to see the knee-jerk reaction when someone challenges the status-quo and critisizes the traditional folk club model.It's logical that the points raised by countess richard have to be addressed in the name of "progress". It's equally important that the old maxim, "If it 'aint broke, don't fix it" applies to those clubs that have succeeded in finding a formula that works. Instead of villifying countess richard for expressing her views in an honest and forthright fashion, she is to be congratulated, in my opinion, for sticking her head above the parapet and opening up the debate.