Well if there are happy songs out there why don't people want to sing them? My lovely man Wolfy, isn't keen on coming to singarounds cos he says the songs a dreary and miserable. He's not a singer and is new to the folk world, so it's good to get some feedback from a member of the audience. To a certain extent he's right, and I agree that a slow folk song can sound dreary if it's not delivered properly.

If you sit/stand there with your eyes closed (and not engaging with your audience) thus not 'telling' the story, then any song sounds miserable.

My opinion, and I dare say I'll now need fire proof specs for the flames being spat at me with the next load of comments!

Sal (about to go out for a walk in the sunshine)