most organisers do it because they like to promote music, and they like to organise,bu tnot because they want to exploit the performer,that is one of the strengths of folk clubs being run by amateurs,who are doing it for love. once the folk club scene becomes run by people who wish to make money,rather than people who dont wish to lose money from it,we could encounter problems

Why shouldn't the organisers make money? Whilst I admire the efforts of those who do it purely for love, with no thought of profit, I think they are as entitled as the performers to make something out of their efforts. They are interdependent after all.