Burton Coggles

Snail: I'm just going on what seems to be a strongly held opinion by several people on this thread.

There's the difference. I'm going on what I hear in folk clubs.

Perhaps I'm better asking **if you are of the opinion** that trad. songs and tunes have been edged out,

As I said, not in the folk clubs I go to.

why do you think this is so?

Couldn't say, but if it is in some places, then a comment you made a couple of days ago might be relevant -

Where there are no set rules, as would seem to be the case where clubs and sessions are being hijacked, why don't the traddies fight back with inspiring performances. It might move someone who performs mainly contemporary material to investigate traditional material more seriously - this has been the case with me.

Jack Campin

Are there any trad-only clubs or sessions? I don't think I've ever been to one.

You're probably right, Jack. We think of ourselves as pretty solidly traddy but our publicity material says "Our interest is mainly (but not exclusively) in British traditional music and song and contemporary folk music/song derived from the tradition." and that fairly accurately describes what we get.