I would suggest you do your homework mikesamwild. The number of 'black faces' represented in English folk is well established as shown by the number of acts from black and other ethnic origins that are well known in the 'folk circuit'. What would you suggest? Force people who are not interested in folk music and morris dance to support it? We just have to accept that traditional arts are a minority in themselves. Within that minority we are lucky to have the support of some people from all races, colour and creeds. Maybe we just don't appeal to the majority of black youngsters, just as we don't appeal to the majority of white ones either!

Cheers

DeG