The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #115388   Message #2482467
Posted By: Will Fly
02-Nov-08 - 10:59 AM
Thread Name: Folk Club Manners
Subject: RE: Folk Club Manners
I haven't much more to add to this discussion either - except to say that I was in the audience at last night's session at the Lewes Arms and it was an excellent evening. There was a guest band - "The Twagger Band" - and, if memory serves, 21 floor singers. With a couple of exceptions, every floor singer performed one song/tune and the standard of performance was extremely high. The club room was packed to the rafters and the whole atmosphere was great. I don't believe the club organisers would claim it as a "paragon", but it was certainly what I expected of a good, well-run, committed folk club. I can't speak for other areas of the country, but Sussex in general - and Lewes in particular - has a wide variety of clubs to go to. There's something for everyone, which is as it should be.