Otley isn't the only club alive and kicking!!! We go to Uppermill FC at the Crossed Keys on a Sunday night. Fab folk club, always lots of people and lots of performers (Sunday is concert format and on Wednesdays they have guests) We haven't made it on a Wednesday, but from what I understand they get more audience for the Sunday than the Wednesday (open to correction on this though).

Another club which is definitely alive and well is Auckland FC in NZ. This is our "home" club since we're just over here for a year. Seats 100 and nearly always standing room only - for guests and singers nights.

The common factor for these two clubs is a charismatic MC (not the same one.... obviously). I think this can be the making or breaking of a club/session/festival/whatever. We have been to a number of singarounds and concerts at festivals and FCs where the MCing has been so dire as to dampen the whole evening and ensure that we don't go back.

What is the MC like at Otley?

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