>> that preposterous expression "from the singing of". <<

'Preposterous' or 'simple courtesy'?

This may be a purely personal reaction, but "from the singing of" carries a weight of authenticity that it's rarely able to sustain. To me it implies "I learnt this song face-to-face from a source" and by extension,"I am worthy of mention in the same breath as": I regard it as self-aggrandising. What I suspect it actually means is "I heard this on one of the Voice of the People CDs and I liked the sound it made": that's where I get some of my material from, but I would feel fraudulent using that expression.