"Subject: RE: Bob Davenport
From: Jim Carroll - PM
Date: 13 Jun 12 - 03:03 AM

Not to put a too heavy a hand on all these paeans of praise
We were in the Musical Traditions Club in central London a dozen years ago, where the guests were two superb Irish women singers, Roisin White and Therese Mullan.
For those not familiar with her, Therese is a lovely Irish language singer from the Aran Islands, and that night she was thoughtful enough to give short explanations of her songs for the benefit of us non-Irish-speakers.
Following the interval we could hear somebody two rows behind us speaking quite loudly while she was making her introductions, and after a while it became obvious that this was deliberate.
We asked the culprit to stop and was told in no uncertain terms that "I came to hear ******* singing, not ******* talking; I thought we'd got rid of all this **** back in the sixties."
We weren't the only ones who didn't appreciate Bob's input into the evening as we were thanked later by several others for having silenced him.
Sorry.
Bad hair night maybe?
Jim Carroll"
so the disruption occurred in 2000.
then we have
"Subject: RE: Info/discussion: Bob Davenport
From: GUEST,Chris Lamb - PM
Date: 15 May 17 - 07:31 AM

I wasn't present at the incident mentioned by Jim Carroll, but I have heard Bob sing many times over the past 50 years, and there have been a few occasions when he has been audibly chatting while other singers were introducing their songs. I have huge admiration for his singing, but his occasional lack of respect for fellow performers does diminish him as an individual in my eyes."
Jim Bainbridge, quote below
"I have heard some VERY eminent 'source' singers talking during songs & even more in music sets, and that's not a crime, unless we want our music of the people delivered and received in silence"
I expect the following in folk clubs and concerts, respect to be shown to all performers and that includes you, Jim, how would you like it if somebody from the audience interrupted you with "I came to hear ******* singing, not ******* talking; I thought we'd got rid of all this **** back in the sixties."
If I was organising a folk club or concert event and someone did that to you. Jim Bainbridge, as an organiser I would ask the interrupter to be quiet.
I do live in the real world, and I like to see respect shown to performers in all situations but I expect it particularly in folk clubs and concerts.
Jim, if that is what you want then you and Bob should have a go singing in working mens clubs, that is where that sort of behaviour is comsidered acceptable.