Its great sport to watch groups of musos vying to start a set of tunes.
At least song circles have order and discipline.
Aren't musos rude when they sit with their backs to the singer.
Muso sesions lack leadership, they are a rabble.
Musos play too long and often louder than the person leading the tune set.
Its dowg eat dowg in these sessions.
Great fun.
This is a really good thread.
The best sessions are where you get 1 set of tunes to 3 songs.
musos have little awareness of there being an audience around them whereas singers are aware of an audience thus singers make for better and superior performers and artistes.
Must try the falling on the table idea.

Dont have any of these problems cos I run a civilised Folk-song club where people pay to come and listen to high quality performers every week.