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Thread #115388 Message #2479025
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
29-Oct-08 - 10:47 AM
Thread Name: Folk Club Manners
Subject: RE: Folk Club Manners
well everybody's got better manners than us English. Actually I think it goes with the territory - peoples feelings getting hurt. others being being disabused of the idea that everything that they emmit isn't pure gold.
Sometimes I've been hurt, sometimes I've been the hurter. As you get older and fight more campaigns - you get less vulnerable. No matter how one walks on eggshells though, theres always some bugger taking offence more times than the Horse of the Year Show. Sometimes they nurture a grudge for decades cos you went for a wee at the climax of their act.
On the other hand, you can sing Abba, Abba dabba Honeymoon, unaccompanied songs in Gaelic, Woody Guthrie - anything you want, most places. and I rather like that aspect.
I think its nice when you can tell they are singing the song because they can relate to it and they like it. Rather than they are doing their duty to the great tradition of boring everyone shitless.