Monks Kirby sounds just my sort of place, and very similar to my local singaround, and exactly what it's all about.

Going back to the original article, which is not about singarounds, but floor spots at guest clubs, and my personal experience of that, with a few exceptions, is that most who would get up in front of a paying audience have an understanding that a certain standard is required, and that the club organisers will know the local singers and their capabilities, and as such, those who are not up to scratch would not be invited to do a floor spot on a guest night.

More of a concern to me is those who are so full of their own importance that they consider themselves more important than the booked guest, and those who get up to do a 3 song floor spot, accompanying themselves on 3 different instruments, which they've not bothered to tune before taking the stage!

This, of course, is why a lot of clubs now have a booked support for guest nights, rather than floor spots, it's seen as a kind of quality control. Personally, I think that's a shame, as I prefer floor spots on a guest night.