This is now me and not Banjiman using my name!

Re kids...would also point out that for some parents if they are single it is nigh on impossible for them to attend occasionally if they don't bring their kids with them. I am thinking in particular of a friend in our village who has only come along a couple of times to our Folk Club events for exactly this reason. She loves folk music but is sensitive to the audience (and to her children).

As a performer one just needs to learn to sing/play without being distracted, and as an audience member one needs to remember that we have all been children! If kids don't hear folk music when young then they are unlikely to suddenly get into it as adults...think of the number of folk performers who come from a heritage of folk performance in their parents, grandparents, etc..!

It is like all things - be reasonable, sensible and tolerant.

Wendy