Back in the 'Good Old Days' (The late eighties) I was booking for Uxbridge Folk Club . We were fortunate in having members who could provide comfortable B & B for Booked Artists who neeeded overnight accomodation . We also had the advantage of a Pub with a reasonable room , good parking and a Bar Meals facility . For most of the five years I was Bookings Member , we were offering a Guaranteed Minimum
(Usually £40) against a percentage of the door take . We were confident of being able to cover the minimum from the Door , and took advantage of Touring Performers who were passing through the area .
The Club worked well , and Artists we had booked were telling their friends to try us if they were in the area and needed the gap filling ! This got us people like Tom McConville , who heard about us from Jez Lowe . Very seldom did an artist leave with only the £40 , and we had no difficulty in maintaining a good selection of varied music . The Artists were happy , because they knew that they were not going to have to book in to paid accomodation on their way to the next gig for at least that one night !