Selby, The reason young folks like singarounds and open mike sessions is they don't have to sit around politely listening to tuneless dirges. I'm sorry but in many cases this is a fact. I am all for getting young people to play (acoustic)music but it seems the "f" word scares them away. More (folk) clubs should think about changing their anachronistic, hackneyed, habits and ACTIVELY encourage young musicians. If they wish to survive that is.