Why this assumption that young people don't like clubs? The folk clubs were started by young people, and used to be full of them. The problem is that we've all grown older, and I can understand young people not wanting to hang around with old people. Although, as LDT has found, once they do age doesn't seem to matter.

I actually see no shortage of young people getting involved in the music, and many of the sessions I go to seem to be full of them. What is a bit disappointing is their apparent lack of awareness of what went before (but I'm sure the older generation said that about us too). In time my generation came to seek out and learn from the older players - not many of the youngsters seem to understand that yet, but hopefully they will in time.