From: Captain Birdseye:

"I am sorry, but my experience of Dartford folk club was very differrent from dino dino.
I was a a floorsinger there thirty years ago and Pam and Alan always gave me a floor spot,even though I was singing traditional material unaccompanied, or with concertina.
they were very encouraging and helpful[ perhaps they recoignised talent when they saw it]yours arrogantly Dick Miles.
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Do not be sorry, but I should point out that 30 years ago is not the same thing at 19 years ago. Perhaps you are the same generation as the organisers, and so found perfect acceptance. Although having said that I am sure that if I performed folk songs or Tom Paxton covers, I might have been forgiven for it. Unfortunately I was trying to develop myself as a Singer Songwriter. But I got the message and never went back to Dartford. It is just annoying that I wasted so much time and effort there...