Santa had a good point about balancing quality of performers / entertainment and developing local talent. El Greko's over-egged the quality of singing at Herga a bit - yes, the wall of sound is great, and quite a few of our regulars are semi-pro, but we do listen on Singers' nights to anyone who will have a go at singing, regardless of experience and confidence. And we try to provide an atmosphere to give confidence to the less experienced.

I like the craic in the more informal sessions as opposed to concerts, when you get some banter going between the performers and the audience (whether on a guest night or Singers' night).

Kitty