Yes it does, at the singaround at the Beech, Chorlton, Manchester, tonight at 8pm, when a fairly disparate bunch of people of varying abilities and tastes will associate freely and willingly for a night of mainly, but not exclusively traditional songs. There will be banter, there will be laughter, there will be moments of spine-tingling beauty and moments of yearning melancholy to bring a tear to the eye of the most hardbitten cynic. There will also be a couple of fairly bobbins performances, but not without character and spirit. There will be people who play semi-professionally and others who are rank outsiders. There will be old lags and first timers. All will recieve a warm welcome, none will be excluded.

Children and grandchildren of the revival, many of the attendees are, for sure. But not prigs, not arseholes, not priestly mediators or whatever other labels anyone would want to stick on us. Just ordinary people who like to get together from time to time after a hard day's work or retirement to share a few old songs, tell a few stories and down a few pints. We tend to like traditional folk - others, at another pub further up the road get together to sing Beatles songs and Brian Eno songs and Beach Boys songs because that's what they like. Different strokes for different folks...

All welcome, anyhow.