Shambles, Nice idea for a thread. Yes, I do really like folk clubs. As others before me have pointed out, clubs come in many stripes. With any luck one can find a club which suits him. Clubs can change their personalities as well. The only time I've ever walked off of a stage was about fifteen years ago when the management of a local club refused to control a drunk in the audience. When said drunk chucked a beer bottle at the stage, we folded our tent. The same club is now run with far better order and I'm happy to stop in to sit around the table for a session. As soon as Rick opens Fielding's Folk Utopia I'll be there.

Dave