The point actually was that it is not possible to escape from rather a large number of hick venues later than 11.00 because of the crap railway system and that it is impossible to eat during such an event anyway, which is why newer venues like The Green Note or (formerly) The Spitz are a vast improvement on tired old "f*lk clubs".

And the reference to clogging in the schoolyard was a comparison with the stepdancer / bodhrán player on a campsite alongside other musics, that is to say unghettoising trad music and treating it an an integral part of living, which is also considerably more refreshing than what happens at the bulk of care in the community drop-in centres.

Childcare arrangements do not fall within my remit or even interest. I will comment only that if adequate alternative care to enable a parent to follow his/her outside pursuits is not affordable, perhaps that should have been considered before reproducing. Better still, the parents could choose venues where the children might attend too (and be fed), as long as they can behave . . .