AWESOME!!! Three cheers from the shores of the northern Pacific! You and everyone on the thread have inspired me, Skipy; I just got back from a Faire where I had my first-ever three gigs *not* singing soprano in chorus... got a healthy serving of advice from other musicians (erm, I love trad - starting with very *old* trad - and sea shanties, and whoever heard of singing those soprano? I do it mostly in chest voice, which is nearly baritone at its low end and worries some musicians), but there was also a lot of support, offers to play together and such -- KEEP GOING, SKIPY! I'll be thinking of you! Oh, I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, and I know you do, too! YES!!!

Heather P in Bremerton