At last, some well deserved respect for the long struggling folk clubs. I have said many times that without the backbone of the club circuit we would not have the healthy folk scene we have today. Where else would many of our now well established performers have ever got a start.
Yes there is a bit of a variety in the talent in our clubs but there is a wealth of enthusiasm. Luckily of course we all have different tastes not just in our music but in what we want froum OUR club. It will be interesting to watcth this thread develop once it has got away from the "my clubs bes" syndrome. I would be very very interested to hear from some of the regular club circuit performers about what think makes for a good club.

I have been involved with folk clubs since the late 60's with the Cutty Wren in Southampton and for the last twenty years with Llantrisant Folk Club here in Wales.
I now run the Miskin at Easter festival and care enough about clubs to offer £1-00 cash back on presentation of a valid club card.
Just one down side at the moment is the decline in numbers generally compared to the hey-day 60's and 70's. But perhaps that means we have done our job well. The clubs were artificially providing what the main stream was not. At last our music is creeping into public conciousness more and more, is there a connection?

Long live the clubs,

Andy