Once a singer....

always a singer whether one shows it to the public or not. I agree with The anon guests posting...depressive as it may be, it's the reality of finding places to sing, being heard in the first place whether that be on radio, gigs or festivals. The latter is depressing when big name bands are chosen to play in country folk festivals over the bloody good local folk singers... and when you get that elusive place to play, it's whether you earn enough cash to pay the band members and whether you can make enough to pay for the petrol home.

but nevertheless, a folk singer is a wonderful person to be around...