The first time I realised what accompanying was about was when I saw Iris Bishop with Martyn Wyndham-Read earlier this year - her concertina was enhancing the singer & the song. After seeing her I watched other performers with different eyes.

Iris & John Dipper accompanied Martyn on this tour & it was a change for me to be really watching musicians as I'm not a muso & generally have no idea what they are doing, & am usually too busy singing along!

This has been a very interesting thread.

sandra