"Clubs" are as numerous as hens teeth in Scotland. Most clubs were held in large pubs or Hotels.....Folk music of the amateur variety is no longer encouraged, as most pubs and hotels cater for the "meals trade"......scruffy, bearded personages encumbered by various pipes wooden boxes and other paraphernalia.....are not made welcome.
From what I have seen on youtube, the Australian folk scene has similarities to the Scottish folk culture of forty years ago.
The good old days indeed.
The English club scene appears to be a joyless, soulless abyss, only the Morris dancers providing any light relief.