top priority goes to 'f*lk' and 'club'.

Hear hear, and as a test for the efficiency of a name, hands up anyone who thinks "Glasgow Folk Festival" would have been as successful as "Celtic Connections".

Young people tend to go dancing in the same way that we went singing in the 60's.

Whenever I go to festivals and it must be the same for others there are loads of young people. Ever tried asking them why they don't go to folk clubs?

Let me say again as I have on numerous other threads. Sheffield one of Britain's largest city's struggles to keep a folk club in the traditional sense going in the city centre. But it has a vibrant folk scene with loads of young people taking part also in the city centre. Great for the music - not much use to the professional artist I am afraid.