"Last time I went to the Spittalbrook, it was mostly singers singing songs from books!"

Yep, and it has got worse.

Lichfield Arts do promote quite a lot of Folk music, I'm going to see Jez Lowe soon, but they have loads of good acts on. The guildhall itself is having a new lift installed so there may be some venue changes. It is also a bloody nightmare acoustically, I've played there several times and it is a very impressive venue, but not a lot of fun for the soundman.