Residents and regulars hold back and priority goes to the visitors some of whom we have never heard before.(The Snail)

What a refreshing change to attend your Folk Club and discover your policy.I have visited a number of clubs where the reverse is the case.One where the resident and presenter made sure he got in twenty five minutes, ten of which was trying to make jokes that did not work,one song that he learnt that day and gave up half way through as he forgot the words,a poorly sung song with a guitar out of tune and the rest of the time tuning it up.One song by their star regulars the rest by the booked group.An offer of tunes during the interval was rudely turned down,this is by a club who's rules policy was that there were no rules and no apologies to any visiting musicians offering to do just five minutes. Suddenly a Club has no visiting musicians and they wonder why.
Al