I have no problem with the Cork singers club,that insist that guests and performers are unaccompanied ,in fact I find it an interesting challenge,and also a useful analysis of[for me]how my singing changes when I sing unaccompanied ,rather than with concertina.
   well run folk clubs should not be cliquey or dogmatic,they should be welcoming to newcomers ,.
are you telling me this is how the singers club was.
Richard Bridge ...... Dave Kelly, Janis Joplin, Jeff Dale[ organiser of the Downe folk club]Marilyn Middleton pollock , ginger sutcliffe[leeds area] five good white blues singers.
academics dont really understand about performing, its like acting.,you release your emotions[like the blues] you sing what you want to sing, not what [the singers club] or anyone else tells you to sing. well run folk clubs dont do this .