When we perform Poverty Knocks it is our intention to sing it at the pace of the looms and to reflect the sound of the mill. We take it as onomatopoeic and if the looms went 'bibity bobity boo' then we've done what we set out to do - it is not an accident. If the looms did not go 'bibity bobity boo' then we've missed our mark but it has been a serious attempt to interpret the song

If you think Paul is struggling to keep up then you have never heard him sing Mary Mack, Passage of Time, Sheffield Grinder or others

We do not sing music to slit your wrists by - there are enough people out there already doing that - we are a lively young band and I refer you to the Folkmob website Folkmob discussion and messages pages and the comments made after our appearance there on 15 October. Also the comment made by one of the floor singers "I've never seen so many smiling faces in a Folk Club". That's our style - if you come to see Norcsalordie you have to be prepared to come away happy

If you want a truly inappropriate version of Poverty Knocks then listen to the Chumbawumba version on youtube