Many people will bridle at the "good enough for folk" comment. Few will realise that deep in an obscure section of the handbook of the Folk Police is the offence of being "too good for folk". Look through any of the collectors from Kidson onwards and you will discover that forgetting half the words is essential to the folk experience. Every worthwhile collection has a stack of 'fragments': indeed, there are some songs where almost all the words have been completely forgotten.

Too many singers days fail to achieve the true folk experience and actually believe they are supposed to sing the whole thing.