It seems so sad to me that following some misbehaviour (?) on an occasion or two some civilised people with a common love of music and a wish to participate in some sort of session should have reached the point of nuking each other.

It also seems that this tedious and immature thread contains a lot of insults of the "Yah boo sucks" type and not a lot of willingness to adapt or conform to anyone else's view.

I go occasionally to a session where novice instrumentalists and vocalists are welcomed rather than tolerated, and where the local tipsy lady who requests a particular song is cheerfully accommodated even though everybody hates the fields of Athenry.

With so much vituperation and bigotry in our musical community, what chance Korea or N Ireland or Iraq...?