Somebody used the phrase "performance standard". There are times when it's okay not to be up to performance standard. My voice is simply not what it used to be, but there are songs I know that will never be heard, never shared, unless I sing them to somebody. So I go ahead.

AT the Mudcat Singaround, you can stop and cough, stop and drink some water, you can stop, pick out a new first note and start again. It's not about being perfect, it's about bringing interesting songs to life again.

The kids in your family will remember all their lives that you sang for them. And they won't care if they are perfectly memorized.