Howard Jones just said everything that needs to be said.
Why do people want to sing in a folk club? - because (they believe) they're worth it, and if you believe that, there's a good chance you are.
You have to like the songs enough to want others to like them with you, to value them enough to have done the work so you won't make a hames of them, to respect your fellow-performers enough not to put them in a position of having to pick up the pieces after you've made a balls of them, and above all, to look forward to that buzz when your songs work, for you and your listeners- that is what singing (and the enjoyment of singing) should be about - nothing less.
A high level of technical skill - even virtuosity, might or might not come later, depending on how much time you are prepared to devote to it, but I believe that the above will put enough petrol in your tank to make a good start to the journey, and hopefully you'll never have to look back and say "Jeeze, I wish I hadn't done that!!!"
Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll