ACE Space is now in it’s 10th year of presenting regular monthly gigs with a folk/roots/Americana flavour from local, national and international musicians. Lockdown resulted in 15 months of no gigs and audiences were slow to return, with average audience numbers reduced to 65 per cent of pre-lockdown level. Numbers have steadily improved and the 2023 saw the average sized audience just one short of the pre-lockdown level. Stephen Ottner from the ACE Space team looks back at 2023 and forward to the line-up for new year. 2023 got off to a terrific start with two sisters from Melbourne, Charm of …