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Thread #108475   Message #2259673
Posted By: BB
11-Feb-08 - 03:11 PM
Thread Name: Folk clubs - what is being sung
Subject: RE: Folk clubs - what is being sung
Matt, indeed it is us (or should that be 'it is we'? Neither sounds quite right!) I wonder where you're based that you saw us in two such different places? Glad you enjoyed them!

Jim, it's just a matter of finding the right clubs - there are still quite a few around which have mainly trad. songs. We include a few non-trad. in our sets, but they're ones which feel right alongside the trad.

Dick, we run an 'acoustic' club as we want to encourage participation by those who wouldn't go to a 'folk' evening, but in fact most of what is performed is folk, and I think those looking for the singer-songwriter style would be sadly disappointed. It's been successful in drawing in a good number of people who found 'folk' much more enjoyable than they would have thought!