"(though I have been to the Royal Oak in Lewes several times and regard it as one of the best venues in the land)".

Nice of you to say so Diane (moved on from CR?)but we at the Lewes Arms believe we get it right too (Have you come across our flyers for our series of workshops?)

Someone earlier talked about insulting audiences. From the Lewes Arms standpoint the floor singers ARE part of the audience and if they are not given the opportunity to do thier piece every now and again would that not be as much of an insult.

And BTW The Snail(and the band) and I get asked to do floor spots (1 or 2 songs/tunes)at the Royal Oak so, just maybe, we are good enough at what we do for the "club" scene as it stands today.

Dave