I really don't know what she meant Cap'n.
Whether Tommy was a good or bad singer is a matter of opinion, but it does raise an interesting point in my mind about a traditional singer's sensibilities regarding how traditional songs should and should not be sung.
We spent a fascinating night with one of the Traveller singers we were recording (who specialised in long narrative songs) when we took her to a folk club as a member of the audience. Her estimation of the proceedings was, shall we say - extremely educational.
Jim Carroll