Well if Vic can be biased, so can I. Another long-running folk club I would recommend is the Lewes Arms on Saturday night about 200yds from the Royal Oak. We gave Jon his first solo booking and we've had Jon and John back since.

On the night that Bellowhead played at Lewes Town Hall (across the road from the Arms), we had Martin Carthy. When we finished tidying up, we went downstairs to find that Martin was still there with a glass in his hand as were Bellowhead, their manager, their soundmen, some of the Copper family and a fair portion of the audience. There was singing and dancing (and it's a small pub.) Jon apologised for the clash to which I said, "We sold out. You sold out. No problem." It was an evening that assured me that folk music is alive and well.

We've booked Too Many Strings (Matt Quinn, Dogan Mehmet, Tom Redman) twice so far and Matt and Do are coming back to us after Christmas.