The Art Of The Open Mic

Ever Wondered How The Open Mic Scene Developed?ever Fancied Starting Your Own Open Mic Night?are You A Regular Performer At Open Mic Nights?is Your Venue Planning An Open Mic?alec Martin Has Been Credited By Some Music Historians As Being The Musician Who Practically 'invented' The Now Flourishing Open Mic Scene In The Uk Today. Certainly On His Home Patch Of North West England.a One Time Folk Singer And Folk Club Organiser, Alec Became Disgruntled With The Folk Music Scene In The Mid 1970s, And Began His Own Folk Club In His Home Town Of Bolton. Named 'cloggies', Partly After The Bill Tidy Column In Private Eye Magazine, Which Lampooned The Traditional Folk Music Culture Of The Time.cloggies Threw Down The Gauntlet To Other Clubs In The Area, By Adopting An 'anything Goes' Policy.