As the main organiser of one of the clubs receiving an honourable mention from Treewind I am pleased to be considered a traditional style club.
The club started as a hat-take venue and most of our regulars give generously so the artists don't go home with a pittance. It has taken years to get some of them to put a realistic amount into the hat. There is no way I would turn away our occasional 'care in the community' person, pensioners and unwaged just because they don't put in as much as the waged; they have a right to enjoy music and good company as much as the next man. All the residents and organisers pay into the hat as well as the rest of the sudience.
Maybe I am being unrealistic to ask artists to come here and take pot luck as to their take home pay but many, even 'names' do so because they know we will look after them with food & accommodation and deal honestly with them.
We book an artist almost every week, encourage new, young performers and still fit in loads of floor singers. We will continue until Seaford no longer has a venue for us to meet in. I hope!