seems to me that there is some confusion with scholarship and singing, like some factual books get labelled acedemic cos they have footnotes and journalism if they don't, with a fair ammount of snobbery attached to it all. Whilst I admire the scholars I have spent far too long listening in a hushed room to people who sing like old men and proudly proclaim that this is how it should be done. Most of what I think and approach I take my singing has, in snippets from different contributers, already been said. Actually I think everyone should contribute in whichever way they feel most comfortable in even if it's singing like an old man, the same goes for the material, the real tradition is that it is happening at all, it is a social occasion and it is the social occasion that is most important. What our family lost were the gatherings where each family member would get up and do their party piece. I remember the kids standing on a chair to sing or recite poetry and more often than not the same piece, my Dad always sang "South of the Border" and "D-Day Dodgers", I suppose it was our generation that discontinued it, maybe a legacy of the Dansette and recorded music, a bit of a con really. So social gatherings of people to sing or do their party piece is good and long may it continue. Oh, if people want/need to make money out of it it needs a label so that people know what they are purchasing, that makes sense, but to row about it, nah!