Iwould like to make my opinions clear.
Ihave been character assasinated by Richard Bridge,firstly he has mis quoted my posts by careful editing,then he has claimed that I have said that Iam good[which I havent]
I prefer to see performers, amateurs or otherwise not using crib sheets.
however recently I was at Robin Hoods Bay,folk club and a woman sang Wahitby Whaler,from a crib sheet[i think]and sang it well,but she was in my opinion an exception,most people I have seen using crib sheets have not performed very well[and in my opinion would perform better without, even if they forgot the occasional word].
I am entitled to an opinion [just as Richard Bridge is]without being called conceited.
I if I was guesting in a folk club or a punter ,I would never PASS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON A PERFORMER,that is bad manners,IF they asked me for my opinion,I would try and explain my viewpoint,and encourage them not to use printed words,that is how Ifeel and Iam entitled to state my opinion on this forum,without my words being twisted and edited to have adifferent meaning,
my comments are not SUBSTANTIALY different from some others here like Will fly and Breezy[another long time gigging performer].
So why has Bridge singled me out for this unpleasantness,are we no longer allowed to have different opinions.