Pip Radish

if people are turning up to FCs not even expecting to hear any traditional material, then we're not looking after that resource very well.

I think the key word in that semtence is "we". Folk club organisers aren't some separate species or power mad entrepreneurs, they are, generally, members of the audience who, when the call came for volunteers, stood still while everbody else took one step backward. They are driven by their love of their chosen musical style.

It's no good sitting back and complaining that others aren't providing the music you want. If you want a job done properly, do it yourself.

P.S. I have occasionally heard Ralph McTell songs in a folk club; I can't recall hearing a Buddy Holly song and I'm damned sure I've never heard anything by Johnny Mathis.