"would you recommend to someone that you don't know (or even a someone that you do) that they should go to a 'folk club'?"
Yes in general - but seek local knowledge and yes in particular for clubs I know and enjoy.
"As an anonymous non-famous individual I would think thrice before suggesting to a friend that they went to a folk club." You must know some bad ones
"'Famous folk' with reputations to uphold may not wish to give out blanket recommendations to strangers to do anything that they have little knowledge of " - I guess most of the famous make their living from Folk Clubs at some stage in their lives.
I presume that people who go to see the 'famous' know more or less what folk is and are capable of using the net to find clubs with good guests - after that they can decide if a Singers night is worth the bother.
Thanks very much for your contribution Ian - it really has opened up a proper discussion.
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