Howard - I mean the ones who have a technical difficulty, from the aspect of timing, with the perameters of typical (competent!) folkies who'd normally do a bit of accompaniment (sounds more complicated than I intended!).

It doesn't mean to say they're bad or indequate. It means they're simply cut off from the enhancements accompaniament can add.

As you say, i'ts up to them how their song is performed - I've used the term "Song Manager" in a previous thread (and at the Folk Club) to handle situations where an audience person tries to impose their arrangement (and words sometimes!!) on the singer.

The crunch is, with my subject performer, s/he does not have the choice to invite others to join in.

Ian Fyvie