Don Firth
I have never performed in a "folk club." And from what I read here, I don't think I ever want to.

Thanks, Don, for illustrating why I keep challenging people who keep slagging off folk clubs. Jim Carroll seems to regard them with particular contempt. despite the fact that, on his own admission, he gets most of his ifnformation from the internet. He rarely actually goes to a UK folk club. Phil is right, nobody will ever tell you what you can or cannot sing. Nobody will ever start spouting definitions at you. At our club we lead by example. Someone might have to sit through a lot of Child Ballads before getting their chance to do The Birdy Song.

I really think you would enjoy a UK folk club. If you're ever over, drop in.