I wonder when people will come to terms with the fact that Ewan and Peggy never prevented any form of song being performed at the Singers Club.
Speaking as an ex- Singers Club organiser, as with any club in existence, the songs that were performed by the residents there where those in line with the policy of the club (arrived at by an audience comittee) - i.e. traditional songs and contemporary songs created on traditional lines. That was a policy FOR THE RESIDENTS.
Singers from the floor sang what they chose to sing and if their performance impressed whoever was residenting that night, they were booked as guests there.
I know of no club organisers who encourage singers to perform material that is not in line with club policy.
If people feel that it is wrong for a club to have a policy, that is a different argument.
Jim Carroll