It looks as though almost all of the "contributors" to this thread are NOT interested in traditional song or singing.

Not true. I'd say we are very interested in Traditional Song and Singing, just not intersted in elitist little sing-circles where it costs £80 to do something you can do anywhere anyway for free. The beauty of it is immediate human contact, which you can't put a price on, especially when it's right there anyway, and most Gloriously so, which is the whole point of Traditional Song, one would have thought / hoped - or else newtworking fora like Mudcart where one may set such things up & let people know where they are.

Durham Folk Party soon. Rapunzel & I will be there leading our 'Ballad' session on the Saturday afternoon, which usually sorts out the men from the boys - at least those who have't fallen for certain beastly slanders being spread around by two northern singing types who really ought to know better. Not much shit goes down in Folk Circles, but when it does it's of a very high and sticky grade!

Anyway - all welcome to the Durham Ballad Sesh & it won't cost you a penny, but might cost you your soul if you've one to put into the pot and share in the merry crack.

My Facebook is Suibhne O'Piobaireachd - Traditional Singer: Fun Guy and Peoples' Friend.