Many festival organisers in the UK would prefer 'bums on seats' and probably also Greenfield sites as they then have a captive audience and everyone pays

Unfortunately this often flies in the face of the folk club goer who either sings or plays as well as attends concerts

Its really a question of is folk music and festivals a business thing or not? with profit a motivation or even break even?


Festival fringe does depend on public house venues and the publicans are more than ready to take your money

Generally little trouble is found at such events

Folk Festivals in UK must be distinguished from large scale events which attract thousands rather than hundreds and must be a nightmare to control

Ray