Wondering if I should ever sing Summertime again now. I know a wonderful fiddle player who wants to accompany me singing it, so I must not be too terrible.

My version is deep and bluesy, not high and throaty.

If Summertime is frowned upon, what of actual blues songs? I am doing more blues and American folk and less English Trad (what I cut my folk teeth on). As an American in the UK, I did sometimes feel quite shy about singing the trad stuff. Like... it is not appropriate for me to sing.

Feel better about some things, now I have heard early American folk performances of English and Scottsh trad. Thank you Odetta.