But Kitty MacFarlane and Don McLean have beautiful voices - as well as beautiful songs. The only people I have heard sing very long ballads in folk clubs are self indulgent middle aged or old men with dreadful voices who had no consideration for their audience - with the exception of a young lady who used to sing them at Hartlepool Folk Club and Jon Boden whose version of A Rose in June on his new CD is superb :-)