Actually FolkieDave I was referring to your other paragraph-no-one has ever accused me of being succinct!! We book artistes on what we think the audience will enjoy, and use no other criteria. We therefore use performers who we either know or who we think will have the right rapport and then agree a cost. We are not a concert club, we do great singing, have great musicians, and if a guest can come and join us and enhance our pleasure great we'll pay a fair price based on what we can afford not on any profit we can make. We have fantastic premises, but we've had to move twice in recent years so God is definitely looking after us. I have just taken over because the person who frankly did a better job than ever I am gonna do, needed to have a break from it. We've done charity CD's, workshops, run a folk orchestra, hold charity events to raise money for projects in Africa, (none of which I can take credit for). but I am working really hard at it, and I really hope I don't become one of those inept or intransegent types. Anyway, I refuse to fall out with anyone, so Countess next time your in east yorkshire come and you will be very welcome!