Jim,
I don't think you have once responded to many people stating that the nature of the folk scene in the UK has changed a lot since the late 70s. Ray has just referred to precisely this, that it is much more diverse in the number and type of venue/event it now operates in, sessions, singarounds, village halls, concerts, festivals. Does it really matter that the number of 'folk clubs' has declined if that music is now taking place in a variety of other ways.


Others have also offered the many diverse reasons why the number of 'folk clubs' has declined.

Other than that you have been given numerous examples of actual clubs where the music is thriving, the quality of floor singers is of a high standard, and the healthy numbers of artists, young and old, who are still making their living touring the clubs. Some of them regularly respond to your negativity in self-imposed exile!

Response please!!!!