"Steve,neither is this club policy made clear on their website, that would have saved me a phone call."
Why does it have to Dick?
You go to a folk club, you take your chance
When I used to do the door at our club I used to get fed up to the back teeth with arrogant clowns who turned up, demandeded a floor spot than sat in the bars waiting for their turn to go on, then, when they'd done their bit, would piss off without showing the slightest interest in what the club had to offer.
"The Grey Cock in Brum refused to let me sing because they were strictly traddy, and I told them my influences were Ralph McTell "
Nowt wrong with that Al - I knew the people in the Grey Cock - their audiences turned up to hear trad material and it would have been a betrayal of their dedication to give them Ralph McTell - that's not what they turned up for
All clubs have policies - even if it's only 'anything goes' - it's the only principled way to run a club
Jim Carroll