"the common factor is a desire to sing unaccompanied ballads, although very few members have sung in public before.)"

Blimey! I find that strange for some reason: lots of people all wanting to tackle unaccompanied ballads, but with zero prior experience of singing! Where do these people come from?

I was singing out for over a year before deciding I felt it was the right time to tackle something more substantial (hence the ballad thread here).

CS - who just this morning recieved a wee gift of a package from a fellow Mudcat poster containing 3 discs worth of Irish ballads, English ballads and Muckle Sangs! And is smiling :-)