I quite agree with Guest of 6th August. 'Webfolk' should not be so sniffy about Bernard who is, after all, only using Mudcat for one of the purposes it's admirably suited for - i.e. publicising appearances by folk artists wherever and whenever they are. It's not, surely, Bernard's fault that he had little response to his enquiries. I use Mudcat myself to publicise Salt Town Promotions and other stuff and there isn't always a big response. So what?
I took the trouble to follow up Bernard's links and he is obviously a seasoned and highly popular performer. Good on you, Bernard; I hope all went well for you in Northwich.