I think you are part way there, Jim, when you say you see the same old faces. The same old faces are at the type of club where you get the same old music. Trouble is, both folk music and folk clubs have evolved. They may not have evolved into something that is up everyone's street but, as Selby says, they are there 'playing, singing, dancing and the tradition is live and well'. Unfortunately, for a lot of people, this means that the church that is folk music has become too broad. We will never all agree on what should and should not be played. Best idea is, if you like it, carry on. If not, pack it in! I, for one, have no axe to grind for or against the traditional music of 100 or more years ago. There is some I like and some I don't. Just like most music!

Cheers

DtG

BTW - I think we are talking of the same person in our comments!