There has been lots said about song competitions in the past, me, I'm all for them. Don't forget, however, that it realy is about taking part and enjoying the songs and singing and not ALL about winning. Allways give it your verry best shot though and the best singers don't allways win. As for traditional songs, there are more than enough to go round and if a particular song is mibies aye mibies naw, pick another. I have been at competitions where entrants have sung songs which have fallen foul of the rules and appart from anything else it showed the singers up for not being more aware of the background of their material. After all if it was a "sing an ABBA song contest" an Elvis Pressley number just won't do. cheers