We have a slightly different problem in this part of the world.

We have an excellent traditional session on a Monday night but for a while last year one of the musicians' friends started bringing a poet friend of his who insists on standing up and delivering some of his doggerel to the assembled crowd. To make it worse, his poetry is shit. I made this clear a while ago and we didn't see him for a while after that but he's started turning up again.

I don't go every week anymore due to childcare commitments but he's got his feet back under the table. What annoys me is that there are other places in town he can spout this crap among people who are there to hear it but there are no other tune sessions during the week. Just bloody bad manners.

We have the same problem with singers on occasion. Are there not enough folk clubs? I know of at least half-a-dozen within a radius of 20 miles or so. And if you are going to sing at a tunes session, at least learn the words and don't read them out of a folder or off your phone.

There. I feel better now. Thanks.