Wow. Little alters here on Mudcat eh?

We are all traditional singers in that we carry on the tradition of singing, as opposed to rapping, reciting or using your voice as a non verbal instrument.

If you sing a traditional song, so be it. You are no different in definition to anybody else singing a song we assume has origins in broadsheets and beyond, other than style, delivery, talent and a rough idea of the supposed provenance.

You know you’re singing trad when one half of the room reckons you’ve got it wrong and the other half were hoping you’d sing something they’ve heard of….