I would heartily disagree with Guest (whoever that is) that Shambles has brought up a boring subject, and judging by the no. of posts I would have thought that quite a lot of people do not think so either (is that good gramma).? This is a subject that is of vital interest to all of us who either run folk clubs or play or sing in them. We run a very laid back sing-a-round session in our local pub, with a very enthusiastic landlord, (don't know about a pel) but there are other artists play there too. Not my kind of music some-times but there should be room for all types of music. There are other folk clubs in local pubs around here, it would be a crying shame if they were stopped. I think that maybe some people are concerned that if they are being left alone to have music sessions, to query and ask questions about the pel could bring the weight of the law down on their heads, when at the moment they are being left alone. Does that make sense? I know that thought occurred to me.

Jenny