Ray,
Folk music in Hull is now on the up. We have a dedicated group of people with a wide range of ages and we are a registered charity (CIO) running events, and a wide circle of quality performers who are very supportive. We ran the festival last year on a shoestring but we have a much more proactive group running things now. Hopefully next year we will at least be able to pay expenses. BUT we have proven now we can run a festival on a shoestring and we are hoping the Council will now come in and help at least with the logistics.