Well said Mauvepink and Piers Plowman. Exactly. Most of us do the best we can but are not, and never will be, virtuosos. Also,many of us work full time and with the best will in the world get a limited amount of time to practice. We do have other lives. I go to two folk clubs a week and both of them are warm friendly places where people are encouraged to do their best but mistakes are forgiven. It is quite different when we have a paid guest. Of course we expect a certain standard then.


Amber