If people run events at which anybody can turn up and sing some wont be very good. One extremely experienced teacher once said to me that the one feature of good practice was to find 20 ways of praise to every one of criticism.

Singarounds are a group of friends singing songs together for the sheer pleasure of doing so.

We have explored why folk clubs in the 60s & 70s were so succesful:

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and I think we have concluded that the social and musical circumstances have changed and for those and other reasons many folk clubs have disappeared.

This thread seems to show that other kinds of folk events are doing well. It is my contention that more people would go to and enjoy folk music if the people in the the various aspects of folk thought about the others and shared experiences.

One simple suggest would be semi pro and pro musicians giving a shout out for Folk Clubs at concerts and festivals - nothing too specific maybe - just find you local Folk Club via the Web!

Best wishes - vote early and vote responsibly.