Suibhne, I have some sympathy with your views on sensitivity towards the craft of music. However, I am aware that there exist a good number of musicians/singers who believe they are perfectly competent, whereas in reality they may be unable to sing or play in tune. This I believe is a function of the often uncritical acceptance by an essentially friendly folk audience and the difficulty inherent in the process of self-criticism; we like to think we are better than we really are.