Sorry, folks, I didn't mean to upset anyone. I probably came over in a way that I didn't intend, even though I deliberately didn't mention any names. Please accept my apologies- I honestly didn't intend to stir anything up.

To enlarge upon the evening in question, the guests (OK they were a duo, not well known, and I won't name them. They were actually good instrumentalists and had they played tunes all night, I think that they'd have been kept on. It was just when they opened their mouths to sing that they let themselves down.

Yes, they stayed to the end of the evening, though they didn't play in the second half and I don't think they realised what the problem was.

I'm quite new to the folk world and have never seen this happen before. I just wondered if it was a common occurence.

Once more,apologies to anyone that I've offended. Mudcat organisers- please remove this thread if you like; I don't want to give myself a bad name.