Uncle Dave O - I'm glad to hear it. I will admit I've had the odd time where I've had the words with me as a safety net if it's a song I'm learning but I go to a club that wonders how the hell I remember all the songs I do as they shuffle through folders and files to find a song - there's another thing - if people must read from words why don't they get the song they want out of the file ready instead of spending time looking for it?

I don't know whether clubs that run singarounds where you "sing from where you are sat" are getting more prolific than the "get up to the front to do your bit" type of clubs which makes it easier to have a book/folder open on the table in front of you? Maybe we can get an idea of that through this thread. I go to two clubs that are "sing at the front" and one that is a "sing where you're sat"

If I know the words that someone's forgotten, I'll always put them back on track with a reminder - I had cause to do that the other night; and I'm very grateful if someone does the same to me!
I had a song - King Cotton by Mike Harding - that I just couldn't get through without forgetting it or getting the verses wrong - so much so that I didn't sing it for a few years. I then revisited it and relearnt it - no problem with it now - I hope!

Somebody told me that Jake Thackray had a terrible night once doing a concert where he couldn't get through his songs and he didn't have any words with him as a reminder. He was most embarrassed and apologetic to the audience so it happens to the best of us.

Cheers
Mark