Lydia, I would love to hear you elaborate on this:

"I can also help you to learn songs by ear. Give me a shout if I can help. I'd be willing to show or teach you any tricks I use to learn songs."

I'm a fiddler (about fourteen months) who learns strictly from sheet music; I know I should be working on ear playing but it's always so much easier to find new sheet music on the internet that I take the shortcut.

Thanks, Marion