I am Crow Sister's very first and most ardent fan. She has a stunning voice and presentation. She really knocks the socks off of the staunchest folkies I know.

She sounds fantastic unaccompanied and equally wonderful with the drones laid on. Accompaniament is likely to appeal more to the younger crowd, so good advice on that score.

I wouldn't dismiss folk clubs, though. Got to start building your rep and cutting your teeth somewhere. The more experience you get with all types of audience the better. Well to remember that it is typically FC members who organise small festivals and book acts.

However this comment from SO'P" My point is simply this - non-folk audiences tend to be more appreciative of Traditional Folk Song than Folk Audiences; this is something I'm slowly waking up to." is sadly true at some clubs I have attended.