I've been playing bass guitar for many years, but always as part of a rock band. Having become a huge folk fan in recent times I'm keen to start playing at my local folk club's singer & musician evenings, and I'd welcome any opinions about how the bass should fit in

I had a go on an acoustic bass guitars and was appalled by its lack of natural volume, so I'm sticking with the electric. I've given a listen to drummer-less material featuring guys like Ashley Hutchings and Stu Luckley (Dave Burland plays a mean four string too), but I still fear my rock mindset will limit me to banging out root notes!