Dick said, "I cannot see a logical reason why perform should be above criticism because it was run by volunteers,there are plenty of people who are prepared to criticse EFDSS...the EFDSS was then, and still is run by volunteers."

EFDSS has, for at least the last 40 years to my certain knowledge, had paid some paid staff. Not necessarily many of them, but Perform was run entirely by volunteers.

And Diane, you must have gone to different clubs to the ones I went to, all the way through the 80s - I was never into comedians nor singer/songwriters, but I never had any difficulty in finding plenty of traditional music in the clubs. Perhaps that's why you're so bitter...?

Barbara