Hi Barbara,
I don't think I said "We encourage everyone to sing whatever they like",
If I did, that is not what I meant. I believe singers should choose for themselves what they sing; where they sing it and what they/we call it is a different question.
It's been my experience that club audiences for all types of 'folk club' have plummeted, not just for traditional song.
If club organisers don't run clubs to promote their own music - why do they run them - as a social amenity - maybe.
Jim Carroll