Definately agree with the sentiment of releasing folk into the wild. One of the most perplexing things I've experienced is being in a room full of people singing songs at each other, with the rest of the non-folkie people in the pub/club stuck on the otherside of the (closed) door!

One of the best things I've seen when on Morris tours around the country, is informal sessions springing up in pubs etc with the locals very much part of the fun. Although not the intended purpose (they're done because we enjoy them!), they probably do more to spread folk music & song that a host of clubs do. Not having a go at clubs by the way, they exist to serve a different purpose, but closed doors lead to closed minds?

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