A very interesting thread - Alice, you're exactly right in what you say. One of the reasons I love the folk world is that virtually all the people involved in participatory music - at whatever level - seem fundamentally decent and nice people to be with. Whether this is cause or effect is another debate...

Steve - dropping into the pub round the corner and starting to sing is, sadly, a good way to be thrown out! But there are plenty of singers clubs available, I'm glad to say.

Regards

Sam