It's a lovely thing to do and doing it has been a great experience the past three or four years, though I know there are probably more folkies that dislike to listen to it than enjoy, so I tend to try to keep my contributions fairly minimal in a group setting.

Due to the lack of a supporting instrument, I definitely think it helps if you can get a bit of welly behind a song and 'project' as they say. Volume doesn't necessarily mean shouting of course, it can be done alongside ornamentation and a care for feel.

Learning a couple of new songs for the Lower Stoke Winter Sing on Sunday - about time I did so too.