"Stay playing to two old men and a dog in a dingey pub, if you want to.
Ralph"
ralph jordan you appear to be dissing folk clubs,for the record I have never played to two old men and a dog[this sort of stereotyping of folk clubs] does not do yourself or folk music any favours.
Folk clubs are a very important part of the uk folk revival,there are manuy organisers on this forum who run successful folk clubs,Villan,Banjiman,drprice/ dame pattie,david el gnomo,the snail/valmai goodyear,VicSmith,The Admiral and many more whose clubs are not two men and a dogand are not held in dingy pubs.
you sound like you need to get out and see some of them