"My point was, Jim, that you seem to say that you left the UK folk club scene (In the eighties?) when you could no longer hear folk music in a "Folk Club""
I didn't Bryan, I said I said I stopped randomly visiting clubs when my choice of what would find there was removed from me.
"The quote from MacColl seems to imply that this was already true in 1961. "
That was the way it was heading then - the policy adopted by The Singers was followed my other clubs - Manchester had several, Liverpool at least one, Birmingham, from what I cam make out, Lewes, Grimsby, Hull and other clubs avoided what was happening - Pat had a list of clubs she could approach when she booked a guest.
"It would appear that The Singers was a bit of a rarity even then."
Not by any means but had not peopele stood up to be counted then it might well have been.
MacColl was lucky enough to have the (sometimes qualified) support of Eric Winter and Fred Dallas to publicist his statement.
"Give it a try, you might even enjoy"
I might well - but isn't it a sad state of affairs that I woulfd have to?
Jim Carroll