Ken, With reference to the venues I passed comment on.

I supported all of them. I stuck with the Llandudno Folk Club through a very lean patch in the early 80's and when we moved from the Parade to the London, I became part of the resident group and organisation of the club and did this for 6 or 7 years until we decided enough was enough and handed over to somebody else.

I called the meeting that got the Conwy Folk Club going and I was a founder member and part of the organisation there until I decided to have no further involvement with folk club politics about 2 years ago and I also was a founder member of the session in the Rhoslan in Llanduno.

All of the folk clubs I have been involved with have encouraged floor spots and personally, I have sat down with people showing them chords, scales on instruments, lent books out, lent instruments...

Also, we have always managed to keep them free with just a raffle and still managed to get some good guests.

These days, I am just an occasional visitor but I can assure you that I do not want any involvement in the running of a folk club again at least not in North Wales.

Jon