As I regular at Harry's sessions, I can say that there would be two differences. The first is that Sue and her friends want to start a singaround for unaccompanied traditional singers. A number of singers at Harry's do always sing unaccompanied, but others usually play an instrument as well. Other performers are musicians, so play solo tunes with once in a while everyone joining in with tunes they all know. In addition, not all the songs sung would be accepted by everyone as "traditional", bearing in mind that the word means different things to different people.

The second and more relevant reason is that Harry's singaround is very much an invitation-only event. I suppose he prefers the relaxed atmosphere of song and music among good friends (nearly half the attenders usually being members of the Hotwells Howlers, the excellent Bristol-based folk choir whose takings are donated to charity), and also perhaps he wants to ensure that only songs of a type which are recognised by the group as "folk" are performed, and performed to a high standard. I can only assume those reasons as I have never asked him. But in any case, the basement room can take only a limited number of people, so it's not feasible to have an open-door policy.

If anyone would like more info on Harry's singarounds or the Howlers, please PM me.