"I found myself wondering why this is so unusual, in this country anyway, and wishing that there were lots more of these. Not a 'session' where the players play for themselves and ignore civilians. Not a folk club where you have to sit in rows and people 'Shhhh' if you dare talk. Not a ceilidh where you're often made to feel like an outcast if you don't want to dance but just enjoy the music. Not a gig where as a performer you feel duty bound to entertain."
lets deal with the three points, one, ceildhs, this is complete nonsenseat most ceilidhs you can enjoy the music without dancing, you can sit or stand at the bar listen to the music without danicning and without being made to fell an outcast .
2, Sessions, you can attend sessions and enjoy the music without being ignored people are busy playing music,the non musicians are sitting listening,no audience member goes to a session to ask the musicians about their lives they go there to hear music being played with commitment, so another inaccurate statment from Anderson.
3. Folk clubs, it is very rare fror people to sshh other audience members because most folk club audiences know the folk club protocol , another inaccurate staement from Anderson, in fact a triple whammy of codswallop