I would agree great big long songs aren't always a good idea. But in our Singarounds the format is a very simple, performers (all standards) are drawn one by one from a hat and do a song or tune of their choice. I encourage less experienced and beginners to come to the Singaround as a way to learn, if that means reading words from an exercise book fine (I've seen plenty of accomplished performers who frown on this, often forget their words, start again from the beginning taking up far too much time!) The major annoyance/bug bear i have is otherwise very good musicians, more so guitarists, who don't even take the instrument out of it's case till it's their turn, them take more minutes tuning it before finally launching into some over long dirge, surely they must know how irritating that is to others, message is PLease Be Ready!

Desi C
The Circle Folk Club
Coseley West Mids UK
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