I organise a club on the basis of 2 singers/musicians nights then one guest night. Without exception our guests have been entertaining and I ask for feedback after everyone (yours was particularly good Mr Bliss although I sadly missed your performance) - we pay the fee requested, provide accomodation when asked and have good attendances. Our singers nights are also very well attended with a diverse range of traditional and contemporary muscians and singers - we don't have any bad performances but we do have people who improve with every performance they give. We keep our prices reasonable, pay a hefty PRS fee but have a great room and landlord who can outplay most people I know. IF it was any different why would I want to spend hours every night answering emails listening to demos and doing publicity? I worry for folk performers simply because of the sheer volume of them out there and because most clubs have budget constraints.Folk clubs are a sum of their parts and I am grateful for the members of our club which create its success.