folkie dave, I have mentioned FIVE organisers/ organisations,THE STAR FOLK CLUB. GLASGOW. Bertie Moran, Newport folk club,are another two thats SEVEN, THE SINGERS CLUB =8.Ian campbells club in Birmingham 9[ALL had connections with the socialist movement the majority of these had strong communist connections][[ the only differnce between socialism and communism is the method by which the objective is acheived ]theres your evidence;
how much do I have to give you,
DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF INSTIGATE= URGE ON. macoll and lloyd did urge on and encourage fellow members of the left to start folk clubs, they did more than just start a folk club, they encouraged and were involved in different ways wIth Topic folk recordings,they were involved in the meeting with Davenport and Campbell,they contributed to books like the Shuttle and the Cage.MACOLL set up his own recording company Blackthorn Music, and printed books of his own political songs and other peoples.
to say that Maccoll and lloyd, just set up a folk club [thats it ] is doing them an injustice AND is untrue