Diane Easby

Who's paying for it

Well nobody's paying me or any of the rest of the our club's committee, all of whom pay for their ticket. All the door money goes to the guest performer. I imagine the same is true of the majority of folk clubs in the UK. Maybe some let themselves in free but I expect others subsidise the club from their own pockets.

The vast bulk of the folk world runs on the voluntary labour of thousands of enthusiasts who do it for the love of it whether it be folk club or festival.

The folk scene I live in is not a business or industry but a social activity based on music.