Some one asks the question,
. "But I am finding, through painful experience, that there are some songs that are apparently on a "banned" list? "
Lots of people jump on and say that songs A to Z are banned.
Very few people take the time to quantify their views with " just in my club"
There have been several people who have disagreed that any songs should be banned

This is a nice one from earlier.
"My goodness, some of the posts here highlight the sort of people I would not wish to see at a folk club, who clearly have their own set of rules in their beards and pint mugs. "
MArje,
I am answering the question- It disagrees with what you think- I think it's ok to sing songs even though they've been heard a million times before. Everyone has to start somewhere. As someone else said.
" These are the songs that people cut their teeth on"

Glad you agree with Jim . As Jim Carrol said earlier
"There should NEVER be a 'banned list' of folk songs in folk clubs, if the repertoir works for you sing it, and when the village idiots start popping their cheeks during 'Larks', tell them to piss off."

I'm out of this thread....
Peter

Peter