I'm going to deliver a storytelling session soon to a small group locally. The session is to help a student friend. None of the group has seen a storyteller before. My stories are all short and concern legends from the north of England. Ghost stories, supernatural stories. I will also be delivering a few of my poems. I am starting to get my poems published and they always go down well. I also would like to sing one or two folk songs; these would be unaccompanied though I am currently learning guitar. My question is - do I need to provide song sheets for them? This is not a folk club audience. Advice on song choice would also be helpful; are they likely to be able to pick up songs like Dido Bendigo (with words provided) or would I be wiser to do better known songs? This is in England. Initially when I asked my friend she said they would be happy to join in but now she is having doubts about whether they would pick up choruses. The event is to help a student project and I would like it to go well.
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