Brendy: I'll mention to the organiser of our moderately-successful club that the business model went out years ago. Oh, dear.

Anon: I hope so, but my interests lie more in song than guitar instrumentals, however well played. I did go to a Martin Simpson concert once, some years ago, and enjoyed it, but he did sing a few songs as well. (OK, not as well as he played guitar....) I have other things I like doing apart from listening to folk song/music, if I'm pretty sure I won't enjoy an evening then I'll do them instead. I go most weeks - it would take wild horses to drag me to an Irish pub playing mad diddley-diddley all night....but each to their own.

Talk about timing - just had a call that Gracenotes have cancelled. The very short notice replacement is a guitarist......... (not Martin Simpson).