The Bothy Folk Club in Southport, Merseyside ( 20 miles north of Liverpool,UK) has been running weekly since 1965 and must be one of the longest running clubs in the country. Back in 1986, they celebrated their 21st birthday with a week-end of events. The whole thing was captured on video and the club has recently released a dvd of the event. It must be said that the technical quality of the original recording is somewhat "primitive", but it does capture a living folk club - warts and all!. All the performances are by musicians/dancers associated with the club, and includes many of the club's resident singers past and present. It also features the Southport Swords, Morris Dancing team, and the Argemeols Ladies Clog dancing team. It would provide our American friends with an interesting "fly on the wall" look at an English folk club.
Here is a link to the club's website:- http://www.bothyfolkclub.co.uk/