JIM,as a matter of fact I prefer folk clubs to festivals,Iam sorry if I didnt express myself very well.I wondered if their reasons were the same as mine.
my reasons are this,in a good folk club,there is a feeling of being in a community,or part of a local community,that the club has a local flavour[Swindon folk club is a good example].whereas festivals can be,[not always]rather like glorified road shows, one act following another with out any continuity.,or relevance to the local community
,or the localconmmunity being involved at all.
Bryn,they did prefer to work without support acts,they said this to organisers,they told the organiser of the concert,of which I did the support[we thought Dick Miles was very good],but we prefer to work without support acts,and if you wish to book us again,that is how we prefer to work.
I am fairly sure,when I booked them for Bury ST Edmunds folk club[They gave a great night],they booked into a hotel,had exact stipulations for when they would perform,stipulations for certain kind of seats[this is not a criticism, just a fact].