Thanks for the comments so far - knew I could rely on the folks on here for some quick answers before I leave the office!

Like I said - it isn't for promotional purposes that I've posted this, although I'm very glad some are liking what they hear. I've wondered long and hard how to catagorise ourselves when writing press releases etc, and its the fact we've been turned down by folk clubs, yet been billed and reviewed as a 'folk band' that is the confusing thing here.

Ref: GUEST,Arthur Stiffy - You're right, I may have answered my own question, but is that the case across the board? I honestly don't care if people read that statement and don't listen - they are well within their right to do so and that comes down to personal preference and taste.

However, does it mean that because we don't have any trad material (something we're looking in to currently 'the fence') that we're not considered folk and so therefore cannot be considered for a club?

Does that same logic apply to festivals - as within the next month or two we'll be putting press packs out to all the festivals, like many other artists do at this time of year - will this be a waste of our time targeting the folk festivals?