Watch yuour language Jim. How dare you insult my beloved cricket.
You are a ******* jerk.
Only kidding :-)

I love cricket and Folk and any other sort of music.

Concert venues need to put on people who can perform.

However folk club singarounds are a different situation. Very often they are like a family gathering and can be one of the greatest ways of feeling at home and wanted. I don't think an audience is so important in such situations. Its more about enjoying the company of your fellow members.

If a folk club puts on a guest, I do think that one of the worst things they can do, is put on support people who are obviously not good enough. I think folk clubs have a responsibilty to the people paying to get in, to put the very best support acts they can, even if the less capable get upset. That is assuming they want the paying audience to come again.