1. Good songs, singers and musicians.

2. Guiness, Pear Cider and Whisky.

3. Short introductions!

4. Everyone gets a go (beginners, the not so good singers and not so good musicians)

I sometimes have to run the singaround and find it fairly important to remember the following.

1. I was once a beginner at singing.

2. I was once learning to play guitar.

3. Even though I am able to do Arthur McBride (and several other songs) without reference to a book. I sometimes need an aide memoire.

4. If it hadn't been for all the tolerant, encouraging people I met when I started, I might have given up.

For all those who know me who have just said "I wish he would"!

Unlucky!!!!!!

That said I do find the following a bit disconcerting at times.

1. Sober people who have the words written in a book to refer to and still forget them!

2. Those who say they are going to sing such and such a song but forget to inform the rest of the session that it is not the normal tune but their own arrangement in several unrelated keys!

I can also agree with a previous poster with regards to those who, despite knowing their turn is coming, spend valuable singing/playing time, getting their instrument out, tuning it and giving a lengthy introduction to a well known song when their turn arrives.

Unfortunately though, these people do exist and it is unlikely they will disappear in the future. Luckily it doesn't happen very often!

Best wishes to you all and long may we sing and play.

CC