Synbyn

Much of what you say is very true, but not all singarounds need paid performers to succeed.
I was there last year when you valiantly battled to get a session going at the Wine Vaults. But given the high level of background noise from people who were most definitely not interested in folk music then you never stood a chance.

Nobody expects perfect quiet, but the only songs that were audible were the loudest ones from your repetoire. I don't think that it was an enjoyable experience for either you or the audience.

But a room set aside for people interested in coming along and having a pint and singing a few songs is something that I think would be worth trying. Much in the same way that the instrumentalists do in the back of the Bear.

K/van