Good points and very well made Mrs S. I understand completely. Could I perhaps though just ask you this for the sake of the discussion?

If it emerged that your views were in the ascendant, so that eventually concerts at folk clubs and festivals did become non-viable (leaving aside concert venues who don't try to straddle the pro/am see-saw) would that be a loss for the folk world as a whole, or would it not really matter much? Not a trick question, I curious to know what people feel about this.

Tom