Hello Jimmy,

It will be interesting to see how this thread develops!

For my sixpennyworth...they both come from the human need to sing. Song is a release of emotion and anyone can do it! It probably also has to do with the inate rhythms that we all carry with us...pulse and heart beat...rhythm of feet on the hard, hard, ground. They style you choose is your decision...but if you sing it unaccompanied when there is no-one else to hear...you are extending tradition that stretches back to when Ug first beat a rock and thought it good!

Best wishes,

Peter