Iam not laying down the law,
I am telling you what I am prepared to pay for at a folkclub or Festival,and that if you book, JohnLennon/BritneySpears impersonators.I will not be there.
If I happen to be booked at a folk club I would not stop anyone singing anything.IF I heard someone sing a Beatles song I would clap politely,If they asked my opinion on their performance,and they had performed it well,I would say so,
If they asked my opinion on their material.I would suggest tactfully investigating traditional material[simply because there is such a wealth of good songs amongst it].that is very different from stopping people singing songs,this is indeed Ironic to be thus accused ,because it is the very reason I never went to the Singers Club ,
I have a book entitled the Sailors Dream,self penned modern songs available from my website.http://www.dickmiles.com