I'm in total agreement, a Good Singer with a simple guitar style will get away with it no problem. There are plenty of examples like, for instance, Stan Rogers who cheerfully admitted that he kept his guitar-playing simple so he could concentrate on performing the vocal. And before my fellow Stan-Addicts start squealing like stuck pigs, yes his recorded work (including the two live albums) features wonderful arrangements, but Stan's trick was to have a band around him full of great players - I have a tape of him playing without the band at the Bermuda FC and his guitar playing is very straightforward, nice but straightforward.

The majority of the listening public hear the voice, the accompaniment is secondary.

Now hang me out to dry guys, I just know somebody will try!

Johnny :0)