"no surrey singer I do it myself every week publically - sing unaccompanied that is."
Phew.....wipes brow .... glad we cleared that one up!!!

"(Singing) Unaccompanied it is just you and you are exposed."
Tell me about it.... I also do it in public - grins again! I think what surprised me was the fact that these sentiments were raised on this board - I'm more used to encountering them from classical singers or non-singers who just can't comprehend the fact that you can (a) sing without any accompaniment, (b) don't need music in front of you and (c) don't (mostly) need a prompt note to start off on and can retain pitch throughout.... or at least, maybe I should clarify that last... _usually_ retain pitch throughout (I have heard one or two dire singers who manage to drift through what occasionally appears to be a whole octave on their way through a song - not a comfortable thing to listen to!!)