But all this ain't about "clubs"

It's about what is superseding the old-style (s'pose I can't write 'hat')? f*lk clubs of he 60s/70s revival which, according to the title, have 'collapsed'.

The world is different. F*lk clubs took over the space vacated by trad jazz. Nice . . . well OK at the time). Now the plasma screen for looking at the beautiful game rules the pubs. And if it closes down the backroom, cliquey dumps with ever-so-safe and dull booking policies (yes, they do still exist but we aren't naming them, are we?), I won't be complaining.

Sessions in pub bars are quite another matter and long may they continue.

Talking of the ISB, I've seen them twice relatively recently (once with Robin Williamson and once without) at London's Jazz Café, another brilliant venue with an eclectic booking policy. And yes, weren't they good?