Read what I said again, Jim. *George* said, "We encourage everyone to sing whatever they like". I was agreeing with what you said.

Personally, we run our club in order to encourage people to perform - what they perform really is up to them. But that's our club (which isn't a folk club although quite a lot of 'folk' material, including traditional, is performed there), and it was something that was called for in our village - it's not necessarily what we would be running if we were elsewhere. You can call that 'a social amenity' if you wish - it's also a darn good night out!

I think you're right, Jim, in saying that audiences generally are down for folk clubs, although not necessarily for folk music, and there are many reasons which may contribute to that - but I think that's drifting even further from the thread subject, so I'll not go there.

Barbara