mike , learning from you tube helps you to play it has nothing to do with learning to perform.
I am not blinkered, i hear good performers including floorsingers in folk clubs, i was talking about performing, do you onderstand [relating to an audience you cabt do that via you tube] the best way to learn how to perform has and still is folk clubs.
rob naylor, manY GUEST BOOKING folk clubs STILL ARE THE BEST WAY TO LEARN HOW TO PERFORM.
Open Mics, rely upon microphones, microphones are a barrier in the art of performing, opoen mics encourage the music to be background music, in my opinion that is the wrong approach.